"grandiloquence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grandiloquences [plural]
Etymology: From Latin grandiloquentia, from grandiloquus, 1580s. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|grandiloquentia}} Latin grandiloquentia, {{m|la|grandiloquus}} grandiloquus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} grandiloquence (countable and uncountable, plural grandiloquences)
  1. Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: grandiloquy, magniloquence, magniloquy [rare] Related terms: grandiloquent, grandiloquently, tushery Translations (lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing): надутост (nadutost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), високопарност (visokoparnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), grootspraak [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), bombast [masculine] (Dutch), hoogdravendheid [feminine] (Dutch), sanahelinä (Finnish), grandiloquence [feminine] (French), grandilokwencja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-grandiloquence-en-noun-OBu9Wtdr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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