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mannerist
noun(man-ner-ism)
exaggerated or affected adherence to a particular style or manner : artificiality, preciosity
mannerist
noun(man-ner-ism)
an art style in late 16th century Europe characterized by spatial incongruity and excessive elongation of the human figures
mannerist
noun(man-ner-ism)
a characteristic and often unconscious mode or peculiarity of action, bearing, or treatment

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