Etymology

altiloquent

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Today it means: Pompous, or pretentious in speech Full definition →

Medieval Latin altiloquus
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromaltiloquus
  2. English todayaltiloquent

From Medieval Latin altiloquus, from altus (“high, tall”) and -loquus (“speaking”).

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