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noun
An Ancient Greek rhetorical tendency that arose in the third century BC, favouring emotion, bombast and wordplay over austere formality, and distinguished by the use of a prose rhythm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: Atticism
noun
A behaviour or utterance that is characteristic of Asian people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Asian + -ism.
Across languages
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