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Gustavian (comparative more Gustavian, superlative most Gustavian)

1. Pertaining to the era of King Gustav III of Sweden, e.g. its furniture style, and to the Gustavians.
   • 1991, Paul Britten Austin, transl.; Hans Åstrand, Inger Mattsson, and Gunnar Larsson, editors, Gustavian Opera: An Interdisciplinary Reader in Swedish Opera, Dance, and Theatre, 1771–1809 (Kungliga Musikaliska Akademiens Skriftserie [Royal Academy of Music Book Series]; 66), Stockholm: Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien [Royal Swedish Academy of Music], →ISBN, →ISSN, page 157:

     When a Gustavian writer translated or adapted a play, his work was influenced by a variety of factors. If he wrote for Dramatiska teatern, he must take into account the king’s translation policy at which I hinted earlier, a policy which sometimes led to translations being camouflaged as originals.

   • 2017, Emily Carpenter, chapter 4, in The Weight of Lies, Seattle, Wash.: Lake Union Publishing, →ISBN, page 23:

     A Gustavian clock ticktocked on the carved marble mantelpiece.