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| belle é·poque [ bèl ay púk ] (plural belles é·poques [ belz ay púk ] or belle é·poques) |
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elegant and artistic era: an era of cultural refinement, social elegance, and general prosperity and security, especially the last decades of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th prior to World War I
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| [Mid-20th century. < French, "fine period"] |
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