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Traditional English :: euphuism
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euphuistic.html - n. an affected or high-flown style of writing or speaking. euphuist n. euphuistic adj. euphuistically adv. [Gk euphues well endowed by nature: orig. of writing imitating Lyly's Euphues (1578-80)] |
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Traditional English :: euphuism
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euphuistic.html - n. an affected or high-flown style of writing or speaking. euphuist n. euphuistic adj. euphuistically adv. [Gk euphues well endowed by nature: orig. of writing imitating Lyly's Euphues (1578-80)] |
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Traditional English :: euphemism
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euphuistic.html - n. 1 a mild or vague expression substituted for one thought to be too harsh or direct (e.g. pass over for die). 2 the use of such expressions. euphemist n. euphemistic adj. euphemistically adv. euphemize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). [Gk euphemismos f. euphemos (as EU-, pheme speaking)] |
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Traditional English :: euphonious
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euphuistic.html - adj. 1 sounding pleasant, harmonious. 2 concerning euphony. |
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Traditional English :: euphonium
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euphuistic.html - n.
a brass wind instrument of the tuba family. [mod.L f. Gk euphonos (as EUPHONY)] |
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Traditional English :: euphony
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euphuistic.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a pleasantness of sound, esp. of a word or phrase; harmony. b a pleasant sound. 2 the tendency to make a phonetic change for ease of pronunciation. euphonic adj. euphonize v.tr. (also -ise). [F euphonie f. LL euphonia f. Gk euphonia (as EU-, phone sound)] |
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