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1. n. One who class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/affects">affects class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/excessive">excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction. Source: opted
2. One who class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/affects">affects class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/excessive">excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction. Source: webster
3. One who class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/affects">affects class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/excessive">excessive refinement and elegance of language;-- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whoseproductions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction. Source: adambom
4. n. One who class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/affects">affects class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/excessive">excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction. Source: ecdict

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affected affects age applied class conceits diction elegance elizabeth ESP excessive high-flown language marked refinement writers productions

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