ostentation
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Originated 1425–75 from late Middle English ostentacioun, from Middle French ostentation, from Latin ostentātiōn (singular of ostentātiō), equivalent to ostentātus (past participle of ostentāre, to display or exhibit), frequentative of ostendere (to present, display) + -iōn.
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Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
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ostentation (uncountable)
- Ambitious display; pretentious parade; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
- (obsolete) A show or spectacle.
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- ostentation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- ostentation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] References
- “ostentation” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “ostentation” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- “ostentation” in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.