OSTENTATION
\ˌɒstəntˈe͡ɪʃən], \ˌɒstəntˈeɪʃən], \ˌɒ_s_t_ə_n_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of OSTENTATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; - usually in a detractive sense.
By Oddity Software
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The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; - usually in a detractive sense.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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