Victorianness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fact or quality of being Victorian. uncountable

    "Nevertheless, his Victorianness, for want of a better word, means he feels duty bound to come the heavy father, from time to time, always with a histrionic overemphasis: ‘You just watch out for yourself, that's all.’"

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"Nevertheless, his Victorianness, for want of a better word, means he feels duty bound to come the heavy father, from time to time, always with a histrionic overemphasis: ‘You just watch out for yourself, that's all.’"

Etymology

From Victorian + -ness.

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