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sty·lis·tic

 (stī-lĭs′tĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to style, especially literary style.
sty·lis′ti·cal·ly adv.
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stylistic

(staɪˈlɪstɪk)
adj
of or relating to style, esp artistic or literary style
styˈlistically adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sty•lis•tic

(staɪˈlɪs tɪk)

also sty•lis′ti•cal,



adj.
of or pertaining to style.
[1855–60]
sty•lis′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.stylistic - of or relating to style (especially in the use of language); "stylistic devices"
rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
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stylistic

[staɪˈlɪstɪk] ADJ [device] → estilístico; [improvement] → del estilo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stylistic

[staɪˈlɪstɪk] adj [element, change, difference] → stylistique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stylistic

adj → stilistisch; stylistic device → Stilmittel nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stylistic

[staɪˈlɪstɪk] adj → stilistico/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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The translators followed previous versions so far as possible, checking them by comparison with the original Hebrew and Greek, so that while attaining the greater correctness at which they aimed they preserved the accumulated stylistic excellences of three generations of their predecessors; and their language, properly varying according to the nature of the different books, possesses an imaginative grandeur and rhythm not unworthy--and no higher praise could be awarded--of the themes which it expresses.
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