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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPeriod Costume
/ˈpɪərɪəd ˈkɒstjuːm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Clothing that is representative of a specific historical period.
"The actors wore period costumes to accurately depict life in the Victorian era." - 2
Costumes designed for theatrical performances that reflect the style of a particular time.
"The theater company specializes in creating period costumes for Shakespearean plays."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'period costume' originates from the combination of 'period', derived from the Greek 'periodos', meaning a cycle or era, and 'costume', from the Latin 'consuetudo', meaning custom or habit. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to refer to clothing styles representative of specific historical eras.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Period Costume" is said worldwide
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Costume d'époque
Transliteration: kos-tyoom day-pok
"Les acteurs portaient des costumes d'époque pour le spectacle."
Historisches Kostüm
Transliteration: his-tor-i-sches kos-tüm
"Die Schauspieler trugen historische Kostüme während der Aufführung."
Costume d'epoca
Transliteration: kos-tu-meh dep-o-ka
"Gli attori indossavano costumi d'epoca per la rappresentazione."
Traje de época
Transliteration: trah-heh deh eh-poh-kah
"Los actores llevaban trajes de época en la obra."
Fantasia de época
Transliteration: fan-tah-zi-ah deh eh-poh-kah
"Os atores usavam fantasias de época para a peça."
कालीन वेशभूषा
Transliteration: kaaleen veshbhoosha
"अभिनेताओं ने कालीन वेशभूषा पहनी थी।"
历史服装
Transliteration: lìshǐ fúzhuāng
"演员们穿着历史服装进行表演。"
시대 의상
Transliteration: si-dae ui-sang
"배우들은 시대 의상을 입고 공연했다."
時代衣装
Transliteration: jidai ishou
"俳優たちは時代衣装を着て演技しました。"
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