(c.1554–1606), English prose writer and playwright. His prose romance in two parts, Euphues, The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and his England (1580), was written in an elaborate style that became known as euphuism.
Definition of Lyly, John in US English:
Lyly, John
proper nounˈlilē
(c.1554–1606), English prose writer and playwright. His prose romance in two parts, Euphues, The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and His England (1580), was written in a style that became known as euphuism.