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grandiloquence
gran·dil·o·quence [ gran dílləkwənss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
lofty manner: a pompous or lofty manner of speaking or writing
[Late 16th century. < Latin grandiloquus "speaking grandly" < grandis "great" + loqui "speak"]

gran·dil·o·quent adjective
gran·dil·o·quent·ly adverb
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