Emily Dickinson Lexicon — MAG-NIL'O-QUENCE

Definition for MAG-NIL'O-QUENCE

MAG'NI-FY-ING MAG-NIL'O-QUENT

MAG-NIL'O-QUENCE, n. [L. magnus, great, and loquens, speaking.]

A lofty manner of speaking; tumid, pompous words or style. Bentley.

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