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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
mannerism
 
SYLLABICATION:man·ner·ism
PRONUNCIATION:  mn-rzm
NOUN:1. A distinctive behavioral trait; an idiosyncrasy. 2. Exaggerated or affected style or habit, as in dress or speech. See synonyms at affectation. 3. Mannerism An artistic style of the late 16th century characterized by distortion of elements such as scale and perspective.
OTHER FORMS:manner·istNOUN
manner·isticADJECTIVE
 
 
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