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单词 grand siècle
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Definition of grand siècle in English:

grand siècle

noun ˌɡrɒ̃ sɪˈɛkl(ə)ɡʀɑ̃ sjɛklˌɡrän sēˈeklə

  • The reign of Louis XIV, seen as France's period of political and cultural pre-eminence.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Louis, the greatest king of France's grand siècle, was only a small boy when he succeeded his father in 1643.
    • Appropriately for one who had striven so hard to recreate the political and diplomatic glories of the past, his deathbed was illuminated by one last ray from the grand siècle.

Origin

French, literally 'great century or age'.

 
 

Definition of grand siècle in US English:

grand siècle

nounˌɡrän sēˈeklə

  • The reign of Louis XIV, seen as France's period of political and cultural preeminence.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Louis, the greatest king of France's grand siècle, was only a small boy when he succeeded his father in 1643.
    • Appropriately for one who had striven so hard to recreate the political and diplomatic glories of the past, his deathbed was illuminated by one last ray from the grand siècle.

Origin

French, literally ‘great century or age’.

 
 
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