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pompous
late 14c., "characterized by exaggerated self-importance," from O.Fr.
pompeux
, from L.L.
pomposus
"stately, pompous," from L.
pompa
"pomp" (see
pomp
). More literal, but less common, meaning "characterized by pomp" is attested from early 15c.
