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English Dictionary: pomposity by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pomposity
n
  1. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
    Synonym(s): ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pomposity \Pom*pos"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Pomposities}.
      The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness.
      --Thackeray.
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