English Explanatory Dictionary

altisonant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. High-sounding; lofty or pompous.

Word forms

altisonant more altisonant most altisonant

Etymology

From Latin altus (“high”) + sonans, present participle of sonare (“to sound”).

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