altisonant

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altisonant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Altisonant \Al*tis"o*nant\ ([a^]l*t[i^]s"[-o]*nant), a. [L.
     altus high + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.]
     High-sounding; lofty or pompous. --Skelton.
     [1913 Webster]