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ostentatious
Variant of ostentation
ostentation
definition
os·ten·ta·tion (äs′tən tā′s̸hən)
noun
showy display, as of wealth or knowledge; pretentiousness
Etymology: ME ostentacioun < L ostentatio < ostentare < ostendere: see ostensible
Related Forms:
- ostentatious os′·ten·ta′·tious adjective
- ostentatiously os′·ten·ta′·tiously adverb
- ostentatiousness os′·ten·ta′·tious·ness noun
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