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Gongorism

[gong-guh-riz-uhm, gawng-]

noun

imitation of the ornate and intricate style of Góngora y Argote.

Origin:
1805–15; < Spanish gongorismo. See Góngora y Argote, -ism

Related forms

Gon·go·rist, noun

Gon·go·ris·tic, adjective

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Gongorism (ˈɡɒŋɡəˌrɪzəm)

—n
1.	an affected literary style characterized by intricate language and obscurity
2.	an example of this

[C19: from Spanish gongorismo; see Góngora y Argote]

'Gongorist

—n

Gongo'ristic

—*adj*

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