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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mag·nil·o·quence ETYMOLOGY Latin magniloquentia, from magniloquusmagniloquent, from magnus + loqui to speak DATE circa 1623 : the quality or state of being magniloquent English Etymology magniloquence 1623, from L. magniloquentia "lofty style of language," from magnus "great" (see magnate) + loquentem (nom. loquens) "speaking," prp. of loqui "speak." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mag·nil·o·quence \magˈniləkwən(t)s, maig-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin magniloquentia, from magniloquus magniloquent (from magnus great + -i- + -loquus, from loqui to speak) + -entia -ence — more at much : the quality or state of being magniloquent < an air of magniloquence hardly suited to the simple rusticity of its theme — John McCarten > |
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