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Aureation vs Aureate - What's the difference?

aureation | aureate | Derived terms |

Aureation is a derived term of aureate.


As a noun aureation

is (rhetoric) the enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or latinate words for it.

As an adjective aureate is

golden in color or shine.

aureation

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.

    • See also

    * apothecary's Latin * graecismus

    aureate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • golden in color or shine
  • characterized by inflated or pompous language

    • Derived terms

    * aureation

    Related terms

    * auric * aurous ----