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rodo·mon·tade (räd′ə mən tād′, rō′də-; -täd′)
noun
arrogant boasting or blustering, ranting talk
Etymology: Fr < rodomont, braggadocio, after It Rodomonte, boastful Saracen leader in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso
adjective
arrogantly boastful
intransitive verb rodomontaded -·tad′ed, rodomontading -·tad′·ing
to boast; brag
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