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Noun: euphuism  'yoo-fyoo,i-zum
  1. Any artificially elegant style of language
     
  2. 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

Derived forms: euphuisms

Type of: expressive style, prose, style

Encyclopedia: Euphuism

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