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- Pomposity Pom*pos"i*ty, n.; pl. {Pomposities}. The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
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pomposity — /pɒmˈpɒsəti/ (say pom posuhtee) noun (plural pomposities) 1. the quality of being pompous. 2. pompous parade of dignity or importance. 3. ostentatious loftiness of language, style, behaviour, etc. {Middle English, from Medieval Latin pompōsitas} …
