"peacockery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: peacockeries [plural]
Etymology: From peacock + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|peacock|ery}} peacock + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} peacockery (usually uncountable, plural peacockeries)
  1. gaudy showiness; ostentation Tags: uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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