euphuism
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1. 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 (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | prose, |
| definition | : | ordinary writing as distinguished from verse (noun.communication) |
2. any artificially elegant style of language (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | expressive style, style, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | gongorism, |
| definition | : | an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora (noun.communication) |
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