The difference between Aureation and Graecismus

When used as nouns, aureation means the enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or latinate words for it, whereas graecismus means use of greek words and examples.


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  1. Aureation as a noun (rhetoric):

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

  1. Graecismus as a noun (rhetoric, historical):

    Use of Greek words and examples.

  2. Graecismus as a noun (rhetoric):

    Affectation of erudition.

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