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| pur·ple pas·sage (plural pur·ple pas·sag·es) |
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U.K. elaborate writing: a section in a piece of writing that is very elaborate or contains too much imagery
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| [Translation of Latin purpureus pannus, coined by the poet Horace in his Ars Poetica ("The Art of Poetry"); from the qualities of brilliance and ornateness ascribed to the color purple] |
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