euphuism

Etymology
From John Lyly's didactic romance : The Anatomy of Wit (1578),.

Noun

 * 1)  An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.
 * 2) An instance of euphuism.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: евфуизъм
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian: eufuismo
 * Polish: eufuizm
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: eufuismo
 * Ukrainian: евфуїзм