Della-Cruscan
1 of 2adjective
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
2 of 2noun
"
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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