belle é·poque ( -p k )n. An era of artistic and cultural refinement in a society, especially in France at the beginning of the 20th century. [French : belle, beautiful + époque, era.] |
belle époque (French) [bɛl epɔk]
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(Historical Terms) the period of comfortable well-established life before World War I
[literally: fine period]
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