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Preciosity
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French precieuses of the 17th century.
(2):
(n.) Preciousness; something precious.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Preciosity'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/preciosity.html. 1828.