altisonante

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin altisonus, reshaped according to the present participle sonante (sounding).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.ti.soˈnan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: al‧ti‧so‧nàn‧te

Adjective

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altisonante (plural altisonanti)

  1. high-sounding
    Synonym: (archaic) altisono
  2. (by extension, derogatory) pompous

Further reading

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  • altisonante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

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Etymology

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From alto +‎ sonante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /altisoˈnante/ [al̪.t̪i.soˈnãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: al‧ti‧so‧nan‧te

Adjective

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altisonante m or f (masculine and feminine plural altisonantes)

  1. high-sounding
  2. pompous
    Synonym: pomposo

Derived terms

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Further reading

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