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grandiloquence
noun gran·dil·o·quence \gran-ˈdi-lə-kwən(t)s\
Definition of GRANDILOQUENCE
: a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
— gran·dil·o·quent \-kwənt\ adjective
— gran·dil·o·quent·ly adverb
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Origin of GRANDILOQUENCE
probably from Middle French, from Latin grandiloquus using lofty language, from grandis + loqui to speak
Related to GRANDILOQUENCE
- Synonyms
- bluster, brag, braggadocio, bull [slang], cockalorum, fanfaronade, gas, gasconade, bombast, hot air, magniloquence, rant, rodomontade (also rhodomontade)
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