Thesaurus: euphuism

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1. n. An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language; high-flown diction.
2. n. any artificially elegant style of language
3. n. 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
4. An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language; high-flown diction.
5. An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement oflanguage; high-flown diction.
6. n. any artificially elegant style of language n. 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