retro-Victorian

English

Etymology

From retro- +‎ Victorian.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: rĕt′rō-vĭk-tôr′ē-ən
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛt.ɹəʊ.vɪkˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛt.ɹoʊ.vɪkˈtoɹ.i.ən/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɹet.ɹəʉ.vɪkˈtoːɹ.iː.ən/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɹet.ɹɐʉ.vəkˈtoːɹ.iː.ən/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛt.ɹo.vɪkˈtoɹ.i.ən/
  • (India) IPA(key): /ˌɾɛʈ.ɾoː.vɪkˈʈoːɾ.iː.an/
  • Hyphenation: ret‧ro‧Vic‧to‧ri‧an

Adjective

retro-Victorian (comparative more retro-Victorian, superlative most retro-Victorian)

  1. (literature) A type of novel or fiction, written in the 20th century or later, that is set in the Victorian era (1837–1901).
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