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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Gran"di*os"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. grandiosit['e], It. grandiosit[`a].] The state or quality of being grandiose,
| Pronunciation: | `grandee'âsitee | ||
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| Definition: | [n] high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||
| Synonyms: | grandiloquence, magniloquence, rhetoric | ||
| See Also: | blah, bombast, claptrap, expressive style, flourish, fustian, rant, style | ||
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| Definition: | \Gran"di*os"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. grandiosit['e], It. grandiosit[`a].] The state or quality of being grandiose, | ||
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