transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyü-fyə-ˌwi-zəm, -fyü-ˌi- ]
noun
Etymology: Euphues, character in prose romances by John Lyly
Date: 1592
1. : an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature
2. : artificial elegance of language
• eu·phu·ist -wist, -ist noun
• eu·phu·is·tic ˌyü-fyə-ˈwis-tik, -fyü-ˈis- adjective
• eu·phu·is·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb