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ostentation
(,/A/st/E/n't/eI//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • a gaudy outward display(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    fanfare, flash
    source: wordnet30
  • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • pretentious or showy or vulgar display(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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