"euphuist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: euphuists [plural], Euphuist [alternative]
Etymology: From Euphues + -ist, after the titular character in John Lyly’s didactic romance Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578); see euphuism for more. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ist}} + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} euphuist (plural euphuists)
  1. Someone who writes with euphuism. Wikipedia link: Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit, John Lyly

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Alternative forms

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