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1. (n.) ostentation
pretentious or conspicuous display intended to impress others.
2. ostentation
Archaic. the act of showing or displaying.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < MF < L ostentātiō, der. of ostentā(re) to display, freq. of ostendere to present, display)
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1. (noun) ostentation, fanfare, flash
a gaudy outward display
2. (noun) ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
3. (noun) ostentation
pretentious or showy or vulgar display
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