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Della Cruscan

Pronunciation: /ˌdɛlə ˈkrʌsk(ə)n/

Definition of Della Cruscan

adjective

  • relating to or denoting a late 18th-century school of English poets with an artificial style modelled on that of purist Italian writers.

noun

  • a Della Cruscan poet.

Origin:

named after the Academy della Crusca in Florence (from Italian della Crusca 'of the bran', with reference to ‘sifting’ of the language)

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