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Rodomontade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rodomontade \rod-uh-muhn-TADE; roh-duh-muhn-TAHD\ is a mass noun meaning boastful talk or behavior. The term is a reference to Rodomonte, a character in Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando inn...
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Definition of rodomontade from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "Rodomontade" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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rodomontade n. Pretentious boasting or bragging; bluster: 'a detestable compound of vulgarity and rodomontade' (John Morley) ... n.; Pretentious boasting or bragging; bluster: "a detestable compound of vulgarity and rodomontade" (John Morley). adj.; Pretentiously boastful or bragging. intr.v., -tad·ed, -tad·ing,
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'Rodomontade', a fine term for boastful or inflated talk, has its origin in two medieval epics. ... but he, poor fool, deludes himself with the notion that she'll make him a good wife, and because she has amused him with some rodomontade about despising rank and wealth in matters of love and marriage, he flatters himself...
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Irish poet and dramatist whose reputation rests on his comic masterpieces Lady Wintermere's Fan and The Importance of Being Earnest. Among Wilde's other best-known works are his only ... Wilde was born in Dublin to unconventional parents - his mother Lady Jane Francesca Wilde (1820-96), ... In 1878 Wilde received his B.A.
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Definition of rodomontade from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of rodomontade. Pronunciation of rodomontade. Definition of the word rodomontade. Origin of the word rodomontade. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » rodomontade...
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