grandiloquence
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ə noun
speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin grandiloqu(us) speaking loftily (grandi(s) great + -loquus speaking) + -ence
1580–90; < Latin grandiloqu(us) speaking loftily (grandi(s) great + -loquus speaking) + -ence
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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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Grandiloquence
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Word Origin & History
grandiloquence
1589, from L. grandiloquentia, from grandiloquus "using lofty speech," from grandis "big" + -loquus "speaking," from loqui "speak."
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Example sentences
Grandiloquence was battling denial, forgiveness was struggling against bitterness.
Voters are not really expected to pay attention to the grandiloquence.
He is weighty with grandiloquence, serious in intention, solemn in demeanor.
Composers who seek to overwhelm us with grandiloquence may simply be over-compensating for what is not there musically.
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