EUPHUISM
\jˈuːfjuːˌɪzəm], \jˈuːfjuːˌɪzəm], \j_ˈuː_f_j_uː_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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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
By Princeton University
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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n. [Greek] Affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language.
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.