gran'diloquence
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grandiloquent (ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| inflated, pompous, or bombastic in style or expression | |
| [C16: from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis great + loquī to speak] | |
| gran'diloquence | |
| —n | |
| gran'diloquently | |
| —adv | |
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