Meaning of the word grandiloquent in English

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grandiloquent

US /ɡrænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/
UK /ɡrænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/

Adjective

1.

A grandiloquent style or way of using language is complicated in order to attract admiration and attention, especially in order to make someone or something seem important:

Example:
Her speech was full of grandiloquent language, but it contained no new ideas.
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