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Word: Bombast
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (denoting raw cotton or cotton wool used as padding, later used figuratively): from Old French bombace, from medieval Latin bombax, bombac-, alteration of bombyx ‘silkworm’ (see bombazine)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɒmbast
Dialects: British English
Definition:
high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people
Short Definition:high-sounding language with little meaning
Examples:- the bombast of gung-ho militarism
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