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aureation

aureation noun: the enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.

Noun

aureation (usually uncountable, plural aureations)

  1. (rhetoric, usually) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.

Forms of aureation

pluralaureations

Origin of aureation

From aureate + -ion, from Latin aureatus (“decorated with gold”).

Questions about aureation

What does aureation mean?
Aureation means the enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
What part of speech is aureation?
Aureation is a noun.
What is the plural of aureation?
The plural of aureation is aureations.

Words near aureation in the dictionary

  1. aurates
  2. auratic
  3. Auray
  4. Aurdal
  5. aureate
  6. aureation
  7. aureations
  8. Auregnais
  9. aurei
  10. aureii
  11. aureity

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