altiloquent

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altiloquent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Altiloquent \Al*til"o*quent\, a. [L. altus (adv. alte) high +
     loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak.]
     High-sounding; pompous in speech. [R.] --Bailey.
     [1913 Webster]