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Della Cruscan

Syllabification: (Del·la Crus·can)
Pronunciation: /ˌdelə ˈkrəskən/

Definition of Della Cruscan

adjective

  • of or relating to the Academy della Crusca in Florence, an institution established in 1582, with the purity of the Italian language as its chief interest.
  • of or relating to a late-18th-century school of English poets with an artificial style modeled on that of purist Italian writers.

noun

  • a member of the Academy della Crusca.
  • a Della Cruscan poet.

Origin:

from Italian (Accademia) della Crusca '(Academy) of the bran' (with reference to “sifting” of the language)

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