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‖ grand siècle|grɑ̃ sjɛkl|
[Fr., = great century or age.]
The reign of Louis XIV, the classical or ‘Augustan’ age in France. Also transf.
1838Westm. Rev. XXXI. 7 Many a Liberal or Republican critic will stand up stiffly..for the grand siècle. 1912L. Strachey Landmarks Fr. Lit. v. 133 While the masterpieces of the Grand Siècle served no ulterior purpose..those of the eighteenth century were works of propaganda. 1937Burlington Mag. Dec. 294/2 An essay in praise of the grand siècle. 1963House & Garden Mar. 97/1 The hundred years from 1811 to 1911 deserve to be called the Grand Siècle of wine. |