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What does euphuism mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.
  2. An example of euphuism.
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Equally unsatisfactory is the theory that euphuism was of purely Spanish origin.
Lyly's mannered literary style, originating in his first books, is known as euphuism.
The cry of art for art's sake is raised, and the result is extravagance, euphuism.
The euphuism of the foregoing quotation will be readily detected.
Assamese follows Bengali in its accentuation, but the language has never been the toy of euphuism.
Added to the List, a euphuism current among sporting writers implying that a horse has been gelded.

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