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   euphuism

   /ˈjuːfjʊɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. an artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking. formal

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Euphues, the name of a character in John Lyly's prose romance of the same name (1578–80), from Greek euphuēs ‘well endowed by nature’, from eu ‘well’ + the base of phuē ‘growth’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. euphuist noun
   • 2. euphuistic adjective
   • 3. euphuistically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • E

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   • U

     1

   • P

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   • H

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   • U

     1

   • I

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   • S

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   • M

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