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magniloquence

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Etymology

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From Latin magniloquentia.[1]

Noun

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magniloquence (countable and uncountable, plural magniloquences)

  1. The quality of being magniloquent
  2. Pompous discourse.
    Synonym: grandiloquence

References

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  1. ^ “magniloquence, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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