Della-Cruscan

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adjective

Del·​la-Crus·​can

¦delə¦krəskən

1

a

: of, relating to, or resembling the Accademia della Crusca or the literary style it championed

b

: of, relating to, or resembling the style of a school of chiefly expatriate English writers of affected rhetorically ornate poetry in the late 18th century

2

: affectedly pedantic

—used of writings or literary style

Della-Cruscan

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noun

"

plural -s

: a member of the Accademia della Crusca or the Della-Cruscan school

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Accademia della Crusca, Florentine academy founded 1582 for the cultivation of the Italian language and literature (from Italian, literally, academy of chaff) + English -an

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