Edwardian

English

Etymology

Edward +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dɪən

Adjective

Edwardian (comparative more Edwardian, superlative most Edwardian)

1. Of the period in British history from circa 1901 to 1910, when Edward VII ruled the British Empire.
   • 2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, in The Guardian Weekly‎^[1], volume 188, number 23, page 19:

     In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […]  The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra–wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.

Translations

relating to the reign of Edward VII

• French: édouardien (fr)
• Hungarian: Edward korabeli
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• Portuguese: eduardiano
• Swedish: edvardiansk