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bombard phrase

bombard phrase noun: bombastic language.

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)
    • To the inveterate Hugolater it is probable that his estimate of the author of Les Miserables as a dramatist will seem inadequate; but it is noteworthy that the poverty of Hugo's personages as actual characters, despite their "bombard phrase," receives striking confirmation from one of the greatest...1881 Nov. 12, "Notes on Books: French Dramatists of the Nineteenth Century" in Notes and Queries, series 6, vol. 4, p. 400 (Google preview)

Forms of bombard phrase

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Questions about bombard phrase

What does bombard phrase mean?
Bombard phrase means bombastic language.
What part of speech is bombard phrase?
Bombard phrase is a noun.

Words near bombard phrase in the dictionary

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

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