"pontification" meaning in All languages combined

See pontification on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pontifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: pontificate + -ion Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pontificate#Verb|ion}} pontificate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pontification (countable and uncountable, plural pontifications)
  1. The act of pontificating Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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