altiloquence

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

altiloquence (uncountable)

Pompous language; lofty speech.

Translations[edit]

pompous language

German: bombastischer Wortschwall m, hochtrabendes Gerede n
Portuguese: altiloquência (pt) f, altiloquia f

References[edit]

“altiloquence”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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