BOMBAST


Meaning of BOMBAST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbäm-ˌbast ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English bombast cotton padding, from Middle French bombace, from Medieval Latin bombac-, bombax cotton, alteration of Latin bombyc-, bombyx silkworm, silk, from Greek bombyk-, bombyx

Date: 1583

: pretentious inflated speech or writing

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