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Pronunciation: (pom'pus), [key]
adj.
1. characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
2. ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech.
3. characterized by pomp, stately splendor, or magnificence.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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