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euphuism (s) (noun), euphuisms (pl)
An artificial and highly elaborate way of writing or speaking: Euphuism was used as an elegant style of communication in England during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, or the Elizabethan period, which showed the use of rhetorical devices, implications, and references with special rhymes.
An artificial elegance of talking.
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