"bombard phrase" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bombard phrase (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) bombastic language Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: bombard-phrase
    Sense id: en-bombard_phrase-en-noun-ZyT~4ePS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "To the inveterate Hugolater it is probable that his estimate of the author of Les Miserables as a dramatist will seem inadequate; but it is noteworthy that the poverty of Hugo's personages as actual characters, despite their \"bombard phrase,\" receives striking confirmation from one of the greatest of modern French actors."
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