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magniloquent definition
mag·nilo·quent (mag nil′ə kwənt)
adjective
- lofty, pompous, or grandiose in speech or style of expression
- boastful or bombastic
Etymology: prob. back-form. < magniloquence < L magniloquentia < magniloquus, speaking in a lofty style < magnus, great (see magni-) + loqui, to speak
Related Forms:
- magniloquence mag·nil′o·quence noun
- magniloquently mag·nil′o·quently adverb
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