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stylistic

Syllabification: (sty·lis·tic)
Pronunciation: /stīˈlistik/
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Definition of stylistic

adjective

  • of or concerning style, especially literary style:the stylistic conventions of magazine stories

Derivatives

stylistically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/
adverb

Origin:

mid 19th century: from stylist, suggested by German stilistisch

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