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“lexiphane”
1. A showing off by using unusual or big words.
2. A phrase-monger or a person who uses bombastic phraseology.
3. Anyone who pretentiously uses words.
4. Etymology: from Greek lexiphanes, "phrase monger", from lexis, "word" + -phaneia, "to show".
2. A phrase-monger or a person who uses bombastic phraseology.
3. Anyone who pretentiously uses words.
4. Etymology: from Greek lexiphanes, "phrase monger", from lexis, "word" + -phaneia, "to show".
This entry is located in the following units:
lexico-, lexi-, lex-, -lexia, -lexias, -lexic, -lectic, -lexis
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phanero-, phaner-, -phane, -phan, -phanic, -phanous,
-phany + (page 2)
-phany + (page 2)