belle epoque

belle é·poque

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bel ey-pawk]
- /ˈbɛl eɪˈpɔk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bel ey-pawk]
- /ˈbɛl eɪˈpɔk/

Definitions of belle epoque words

noun belle epoque the period of comfortable well-established life in Europe before World War I 3
noun belle epoque the era of elegance and gaiety that characterized fashionable Parisian life in the period preceding WWI 3
noun plural belle epoque the period (1871–1914) between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the outbreak of World War I, characterized by relative peacefulness in Western Europe and by marked advances and productivity in the arts, literature, technology, etc. 1

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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