Figure Name | graecismus |
Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
Earliest Source | None |
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Etymology | L. "Greekism" |
Type | Chroma |
Linguistic Domain |
Syntactic |
Definition |
Using Greek words, examples, or grammatical structures. Sometimes considered an affectation of erudition. |
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Confidence | Unconfident |
Last Editor | Ashley Rose Kelly |
Confidence | Unconfident |
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Reviewed | No |