grandiloquence

(grăn-dĭlˈə-kwəns)

noun
Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.

Origin:

Origin: From grandiloquent

Origin: , from Latin grandiloquus

Origin: : grandis, great

Origin: + loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • gran·dilˈo·quent adjective
  • gran·dilˈo·quent·ly adverb

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