what does euphuism mean?
EUPHUISM as NOUN
- Meaning
- 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
Hypernyms(s) euphuism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- any artificially elegant style of language
Hypernyms(s) euphuism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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