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< ostensorium

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os·ten·ta·tion

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NOUN:

Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness.
Archaic The act or an instance of showing; an exhibition.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English ostentacioun, from Old French ostentacion, from Latin ostentti, ostenttin-, from ostentre, frequentative of ostendere, to show ; see ostensible

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