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lexiphanicisms

lexiphanicisms is the plural of lexiphanicism.

Meaning of lexiphanicism

Noun

lexiphanicism (countable and uncountable, plural lexiphanicisms)

  1. The use of pretentious words or language.
    • The student's lexiphanicism is an obvious attempt to appear smart but really only serves to make him look pompous.

Questions about lexiphanicisms

What is lexiphanicisms the plural of?
Lexiphanicisms is the plural of lexiphanicism.

Words near lexiphanicisms in the dictionary

  1. lexiphanes
  2. lexiphanic
  3. lexiphanical
  4. lexiphanically
  5. lexiphanicism
  6. lexiphanicisms
  7. lexiphanics
  8. lexiphone
  9. lexiphones
  10. lexis
  11. lexises

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lexiphanicisms (page history and authors); lexiphanicism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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