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bombard-phrase

bombard-phrase is the alternative form of bombard phrase.

Meaning of bombard phrase

Noun

bombard phrase (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) bombastic language
    • . . . Their bombard-phrase, and foot and half-foot words . . .1857, Ben Jonson (author), William Gifford (editor), "Translations from the Latin Poets" in The Works of Ben Jonson, p. 853 (Google preview)

Questions about bombard-phrase

What is bombard-phrase the alternative form of?
Bombard-phrase is the alternative form of bombard phrase.

Words near bombard-phrase in the dictionary

  1. Bombah Point
  2. Bombala
  3. Bombali
  4. bombard
  5. bombard phrase
  6. bombard-phrase
  7. bombardable
  8. Bombarde
  9. bombarded
  10. bombardelle
  11. bombardelles

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