euphuism
pronunciation
How to pronounce euphuism in British English:
UK ['ju:fjʊɪzəm]
How to pronounce euphuism in American English:
US ['jufjʊɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- any artificially elegant style of language
- 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