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highfalutination

highfalutination noun: a pompous or elevated form of language or speech.

Noun

highfalutination (uncountable)

  1. A pompous or elevated form of language or speech.

Origin of highfalutination

From highfalutin + -ation.

Questions about highfalutination

What does highfalutination mean?
Highfalutination means a pompous or elevated form of language or speech.
What part of speech is highfalutination?
Highfalutination is a noun.

Words near highfalutination in the dictionary

  1. Highet
  2. Highett
  3. highfalooting
  4. highfalutin
  5. highfalutin'
  6. highfalutination
  7. highfaluting
  8. highfalutinism
  9. highfather
  10. highfathers
  11. Highfield

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