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Definition of stylistic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stylistic

adjective
 
/staɪˈlɪstɪk/
 
/staɪˈlɪstɪk/
 [only before noun]
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  1. connected with the style an artist uses in a particular piece of art, writing or music
    • stylistic analysis
    • stylistic features
    Topics Artc1, Literature and writingc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryStylistic is used with these nouns:
    • consistency
    • excess
    • feature
    • …
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from stylist, suggested by German stilistisch.
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