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English noun: euphuism

1. euphuism (communication) any artificially elegant style of language


Broader (hypernym)expressive style, style


Narrower (hyponym)Gongorism

2. euphuism (communication) 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


Broader (hypernym)prose









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