magniloquent
pronunciation
How to pronounce magniloquent in British English:
UK [mæg'nɪləkwənt]
How to pronounce magniloquent in American English:
US [mæɡˈnɪləkwənt]
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- Adjective:
- lofty in style
Word Origin
- magniloquent (adj.)
- 1650s, a back-formation from magniloquence, or else from Latin magniloquentia "lofty style of language," from magniloquus "pompous in talk, vaunting, boastful," from comb. form of magnus "great" (see magnate) + -loquus "speaking," from loqui "to speak" (see locution).