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Mannerism
1 a: exaggerated or affected adherence to a particular style or manner : artificiality
, preciosity <refined almost to the point of mannerism
— Winthrop Sargeant> boften capitalized : an art style in late 16th century Europe characterized by spatial incongruity and excessive elongation of the human figures2: a characteristic and often unconscious mode or peculiarity of action, bearing, or treatment
synonyms see pose
— man·ner·ist
\-rist\
noun or adjective
— man·ner·is·tic
\ˌma-nə-ˈris-tik\
adjective
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