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Dellacruscan

Delˊla-crus′can

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to the Accademia della Crusca in Florence.
The Dellacruscan School
,
a name given in satire to a class of affected English writers, most of whom lived in Florence, about
a. d.
1785.

Definition 2024


Dellacruscan

Dellacruscan

English

Adjective

Dellacruscan (comparative more Dellacruscan, superlative most Dellacruscan)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Accademia della Crusca in Florence, Italy.

Noun

Dellacruscan (plural Dellacruscans)

  1. (derogatory, historical) Any of a class of English writers seen as affected, most of whom lived in Florence, circa 1785.