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Gongorism Definition

Gon·go·rism (gäŋ′gə riz′əm)

noun

a highly mannered Spanish literary style characterized by affected diction and strained figures of speech

Etymology: after the style of Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561-1627), Sp poet

Browse dictionary entries near Gongorism

  1. ‹ gong
  2. ‹ gonfalonier
  3. ‹ gonfalon
  4. ‹ Goneril
  5. ‹ goner
  6. ‹ gonef
  7. ‹ gone
  8. ‹ Gondwana
  9. ‹ gondolier
  10. ‹ gondola
  1. gonidium ›
  2. goniff ›
  3. gonio- ›
  4. goniometer ›
  5. goniometry ›
  6. gonion ›
  7. -gonium ›
  8. gonna ›
  9. gono- ›
  10. gonococcus ›