OSTENTATION


Meaning of OSTENTATION in English

noun Etymology: Middle English ostentacion, from Middle French, from Latin ~-, ostentatio, from ostentare to display, frequentative of ostendere Date: 15th century excessive display ; pretentiousness, an act of displaying

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