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Euphuism

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Noun

1. euphuism

any artificially elegant style of language

2. euphuism

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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Euphuism

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noun
1. 
an artificial prose style of the Elizabethan period, marked by extreme use of antithesis, alliteration, and extended similes and allusions
2. 
any stylish affectation in speech or writing, esp a rhetorical device or expression

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Euphuism

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noun
1. 
the artificial, affected, high-flown style of speaking or writing used by John Lyly and his imitators, characterized by alliteration, balanced sentences, far-fetched figures of speech, etc.
2. 
any artificial, high-flown style of speech or writing
3. 
an instance of this

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Euphuism

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n.
1. An affectedly elegant literary style of the late 1500s and early 1600s, characterized by elaborate alliteration, antitheses, and similes.
2. Affected elegance of language.

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