marivaudage
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French marivaudage.
Noun[edit]
marivaudage (countable and uncountable, plural marivaudages)
- (literary) A writing style characterized by an affectation of refinement, originating from the writing of the French novelist Pierre de Marivaux.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From marivauder + -age.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
marivaudage m (plural marivaudages)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “marivaudage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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