marivaudage
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English
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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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