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gongorism

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Noun

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Gon=go=rism

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun gongorism has 1 sense

gongorism(n = noun.communication) - an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora;

is a kind of

euphuism

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CIDE DICTIONARY

gongorism, n.

An affected elegance or euphuism of style, for which the Spanish poet Gongora y Argote (1561-1627), among others of his time, was noted.

"Gongorism, that curious disease of euphuism, that broke out simultaneously in Italy, England, and Spain."

"The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism, Gongorism, Euphuism, and the affectations of the Hôtel Rambouillet." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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THESAURUS

gongorism

affectation, affectedness, artfulness, artifice, artificiality, euphemism, euphuism, hyperelegance, manneredness, mannerism, overelaboration, overelegance, overniceness, overrefinement, preciosity, preciousness, pretentiousness, purism, unnaturalness