magniloquence

n.

[L. magniloquentia.]
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.

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noun

Pretentious, pompous speech or writing: bombast, claptrap, fustian, grandiloquence, orotundity, rant, turgidity. See plain/fancy, style/good style/bad style, words.

[fr. L. magniloquus]  /mag NI lo kwents/  the quality or state of being magniloquent: speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  Synonyms: grandiosity, grandiloquence, rhetoric

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