Etymology

marivaudage

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Today it means: A writing style characterized by an affectation of refinement, originating from the writing of the French novelist Pierre de Marivaux. Full definition →

French marivaudage
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  1. French · derived frommarivaudage
  2. English todaymarivaudage

From French marivaudage.

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