grandiloquence

Definitions of grandiloquence
  1. noun
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
    synonyms: emphase
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    fioriture
    a display of ornamental speech or language
    emphase
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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    style
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
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