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GONGORA

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GONGORA (noun)
  The noun GONGORA has 1 sense:

1. a Spanish poet whose work was characterized by an affected elegance of style (1561-1627)play

  Familiarity information: GONGORA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


GONGORA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A Spanish poet whose work was characterized by an affected elegance of style (1561-1627)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Gongora; Luis de Gongora y Argote

Instance hypernyms:

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))


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