euphuism

Noun
  1. Any artificially elegant style of language (synset 107083557)
    is a type of: expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
    subtypes: gongorism - an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora
  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 (synset 106378324)
    is a type of: prose - ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

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