mag·nil·o·quent (m g-n l  -kwnt)adj. Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent. [Back formation from magniloquence, grandiloquence, from Latin magniloquentia : magnus, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots + loqu  ns, loquent-, present participle of loqu , to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]mag·nil o·quence n.mag·nil o·quent·ly adv. |
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| Noun | 1. |  magniloquence - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"flourish - a display of ornamental speech or language expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" |
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magniloquence
n (liter) → Wortgewalt f (liter)
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