JOHNSONESE


Meaning of JOHNSONESE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌjän(t)-sə-ˈnēz, -ˈnēs ]

noun

Etymology: Samuel Johnson

Date: 1843

: a literary style characterized by balanced phraseology and Latinate diction

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.