məˈrēˌnizəm noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Italian marinismo, from Giambattista Marini died 1625 Italian poet + Italian -ismo -ism
: a florid bombastic literary style fashionable in 17th century Italy marked by extravagant metaphors, farfetched conceits, and forced antitheses — compare euphuism , gongorism