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adj
Of the era following the romantic era (approximately 1880 to 1914).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A writer or artist from that era.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic English postromantic From post- + romantic.
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