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Magniloquence

Magniloquence \Mag*nil"o*quence\, n. [L. magniloquentia.] The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
magniloquence

1620s, from Latin magniloquentia "elevated language, lofty style;" see magniloquent + -ence.\n

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magniloquence

n. The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.

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magniloquence

n. high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation [syn: grandiosity, grandiloquence, rhetoric]