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Word: Preciosity
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in the senses ‘preciousness’ and ‘a valuable thing’): from Old French préciosité, from precios precious. The sense ‘excessive refinement’ dates from the mid 19th century and is derived from Molière's Les Précieuses Ridicules (1659), a comedy in which ladies frequenting the literary salons of Paris were satirized
ˌprɛʃɪˈɒsɪti
excessive refinement in art, music, or language
Short Definition:excessive refinement in art or language
Examples:- she uses dialect to create a poetry that is free of highbrow preciosity
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