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ostentation

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aeinnoostttStarts with OEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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  1. pretentious or showy or vulgar display

Word origin

Originated 1425–75 from late Middle English ostentacioun, borrowed from Middle French ostentation and its etymon Latin ostentātiō, ostentātiōnem, equivalent to ostentātus (past participle of ostentāre, to display or exhibit), frequentative of ostendere (“to present, display”) + -iōn. By surface analysis, ostent + -ation.

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  • Let her awhile be secretly kept in, And publish it that she is dead indeed: Maintain a mourning ostentation;

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