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Definition: EUPHUIST

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Euphuist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1892. (references)

Definition: EUPHUIST

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EUPHUIST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1892. (references)