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| Sec·ond Em·pire |
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1. reign of Napoleon III: the reign or the government of the Emperor Napoleon III of France, lasting from 1852 until 1870
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2. style of Second Empire: the weighty, grandiose, and highly ornamented style of architecture, furnishing, and decoration typical of the Second Empire
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