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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An artificial principle or practice.
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He now gave way to the compulsive Byronic vogue, with an occasional relapse to the polished artificialism of his father's idol among British poets.
Life of Robert Browning Sharp, William, 1855-1905 1897
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He now gave way to the compulsive Byronic vogue, with an occasional relapse to the polished artificialism of his father's idol among British poets.
Life of Robert Browning William Sharp 1880
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