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lexiphane

lexiphane noun: one who uses bombastic or pretentious wording or language.

Noun

lexiphane (plural lexiphanes)

  1. (rare) One who uses bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
    • At least I'm not lexiphanic; I'm just a lexiphane. :))2003 January 18, Laurelin Vernet, “Re: BIG STEVE'S STARGATE REVIEW: "Sight Unseen" **SPOILERS**”, in alt.tv.stargate-sg1 (Usenet)
    • That online essayist probably strives to be a logodaedalist, but he's just a lexiphane.2003 August 26, Lalbert1, “Re: Word Usage”, in alt.fan.cecil-adams (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    lexiphanic

Synonyms of lexiphane

Forms of lexiphane

plurallexiphanes

Origin of lexiphane

From Lexiphanes, a character of Lucian of Samosata's. By surface analysis, lexi- (word) + -phane (“appearing”).

Questions about lexiphane

What does lexiphane mean?
Lexiphane means one who uses bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
What part of speech is lexiphane?
Lexiphane is a noun.
What is the plural of lexiphane?
The plural of lexiphane is lexiphanes.

Words near lexiphane in the dictionary

  1. Lexington Park
  2. Lexington-style barbecue
  3. Lexingtonian
  4. Lexingtonians
  5. lexipafant
  6. lexiphane
  7. lexiphanes
  8. lexiphanic
  9. lexiphanical
  10. lexiphanically
  11. lexiphanicism

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