grandiloquy

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grandiloquy

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Probably partly from Late Latin grandiloquium, and partly (especially in later use) an alteration of grandiloquence after other words in -loquy. By surface analysis, grand + -i- + -loquy.

noun grandiloquies

countable, rare, uncountable Synonym of grandiloquence. How highly their firſt God tranſcendenth our God the Creator, appeareth from the ſwelling nonſenſical Grandiloquies, which the Platoniſts of the Chriſtian Church derive from their School;
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@misc{grandiloquy_2026,
  title = {grandiloquy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grandiloquy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}