Stylism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A particular style that is employed; a stylistic choice. countable, uncountable

    "Winters loaned me his copy recently (I had never read any of Hopkins before) and I have discovered that I am not as original in some of my stylisms as I had thought I was."

  2. 2
    Excessive concern or preoccupation with style. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Winters loaned me his copy recently (I had never read any of Hopkins before) and I have discovered that I am not as original in some of my stylisms as I had thought I was."

Etymology

From style + -ism.

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