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  • 1Ostentation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ostentation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ostentation ostentation display show flourish parade etalage pomp array state solemnity Sgm: N 1 dash dash splash sp …

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  • 2ostentation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pretentious display Nouns 1. ostentation, ostentatiousness, display, show, flourish, parade; pomp, array, state, solemnity; dash, splash, glitter, strut; bombast, pomposity (see boasting); tinsel,… …

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  • 3ostentation — os|ten|ta|tion [ˌɔstənˈteıʃən, ten US ˌa: ] n [U] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin, from ostentare to show ostentatiously , from ostendere; OSTENSIBLE] when you deliberately try to show people how rich or clever you are, in… …

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  • 4ostentation — noun (U) an unnecessary show of wealth or knowledge intended to make people admire you: Their simple style of dress and complete lack of ostentation made me like them even more …

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  • 5make an exhibition of oneself —  Behave with foolish ostentation …

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  • 6Discourse on ostentation — The discourse on ostentation, . The word translated trespass here is different from that occurring in the prayer, and the brief commentary is often considered to have been appended to the prayer in order to make it possible to smoothly return to… …

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  • 7emblaze — v. a. 1. Blazon. See emblazon, 1. 2. Kindle, set in a blaze or ablaze. 3. Adorn with glittering ornaments, make glitter or gleam or shine. 4. Display, blazon, make ostentation of …

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  • 8prank — I. n. Caper, frolic, antic, gambol, trick. II. v. a. Bedizen, begaud, trick out. III. v. n. Make ostentation, make a gaudy show …

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  • 9air — I. n. 1. Atmosphere, atmospheric air, common air. 2. Gas, aeriform fluid. 3. Breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, breath of air, current of air. 4. Weather, open air, open atmosphere. 5. Appearance, aspect, mien, manner, look, cast, demeanor, conduct,… …

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  • 10show — showable, adj. showless, adj. /shoh/, v., showed, shown or showed, showing, n. v.t. 1. to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display. 2. to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle: to show a movie. 3. to indicate; point out: to …

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