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pomp.

Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɒmp/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑːmp/General-American
  1. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

The noun is derived from Middle English pomp, pompe, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”). The verb is derived from Middle English pompen, from pomp, pompe (see above).

verb/ˈpɒmp/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑːmp/General-American
  1. To make a pompous display.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

The noun is derived from Middle English pomp, pompe, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”). The verb is derived from Middle English pompen, from pomp, pompe (see above).

verb/ˈpɒmp/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑːmp/General-American
  1. To pamper.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English pompen. Possibly an alteration of pampen (English pamp), from Middle Low German pampen (“to pamper oneself, live luxuriously”), from Old Saxon *pampōn, from Proto-Germanic *pampōną (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *bamb- (“round object”).

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