"euphuism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: euphuisms [plural]
Etymology: From John Lyly's didactic romance Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578), + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ism}} + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} euphuism (countable and uncountable, plural euphuisms)
  1. (uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Literature Translations (style of writing): евфуизъм (evfuizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), euphuisme [masculine] (French), Euphuismus [masculine] (German), eufuismo [masculine] (Italian), eufuizm [masculine] (Polish), эвфуи́зм (evfuízm) [masculine] (Russian), eufuismo [masculine] (Spanish), евфуїзм (evfujizm) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-euphuism-en-noun-kbT~vRPN Disambiguation of Literature: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'style of writing': 100 0
  2. An instance of euphuism. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-euphuism-en-noun-GqmWlDnS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: euphuistic, euphuistical, euphuize

Inflected forms

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