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Webster 1913 Edition


Altiloquence

Al-til′o-quence

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Noun.
Lofty speech; pompous language.
[R.]
Bailey.

Webster 1828 Edition


Altiloquence

ALTIL'OQUENCE

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Noun.
[L. altus, high, and loquor, loquens, speaking.] Lofty speech; pompous language.

Definition 2024


altiloquence

altiloquence

English

Noun

altiloquence (uncountable)

  1. Pompous language; lofty speech.

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References

  • altiloquence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911