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POMPS
Noun
pomps
plural of pomp
Source: Wiktionary
POMP
Pomp, n. Etym: [OE. pompe, F. pompe, L. pompa, fr. Gr. Pump a shoe.]
1. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant. "All the pomps of a Roman triumph." Addison.
2. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
Syn.
– Display; parade; pageant; pageantry; splendor; state; magnificence; ostentation; grandeur; pride.
Pomp, v. i.
Definition: To make a pompons display; to conduct. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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