euphuism

/ˌjufjəˈwɪzəm/
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Other forms: euphuisms

Definitions of euphuism
  1. noun
    any artificially elegant style of language
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    types:
    Gongorism
    an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora
    type of:
    expressive style, style
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
  2. noun
    an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology
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    type of:
    prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
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