JOHNSONESE


Meaning of JOHNSONESE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ jän(t)-s ə - ' n ē z, - ' n ē s

Function: noun

Etymology: Samuel Johnson

Date: 1843

: a literary style characterized by balanced phraseology and Latinate diction

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