Miltonic

[mil-ton-ik]

Mil·ton·ic

[mil-ton-ik]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the poet Milton or his writings.
2.
resembling Milton's majestic style.
Also, Mil·to·ni·an [mil-toh-nee-uhn] .


Origin:
1700–10; Milton + -ic

pseu·do-Mil·ton·ic, adjective
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Miltonic or Miltonian (mɪlˈtɒnɪk, mɪlˈtəʊnɪən)
 
adj
characteristic of or resembling Milton's literary style, esp in being sublime and majestic
 
Miltonian or Miltonian
 
adj

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