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单词 period piece
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period piece


noun

something, as a novel, painting, or building, of interest or value primarily because it evokes or epitomizes a particular period of history.

Origin of period piece

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby period piece

periodontitis, periodontium, periodontoclasia, periodontology, periodontosis, period piece, Perioeci, perionychia, perionychium, perioophoritis, perioophorosalpingitis
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British Dictionary definitions for period piece

period piece

noun

an object, a piece of music, a play, etc, valued for its quality of evoking a particular historical period: often one regarded as of little except historical interest
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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