Altisonant

Altisonant
Altisonant Al*tis"o*nant ([a^]l*t[i^]s"[-o]*nant), a. [L. altus high + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.] High-sounding; lofty or pompous. --Skelton. [1913 Webster]

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