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rodomontade

Rodomontade (noun) means Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.

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Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
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Etymology

From French rodomontade, a reference to Rodomonte, a boastful character in the Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483) and its sequel Orlando furioso (1506–1532). Doublet of rodomontado.

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"rodomontade" (noun) means vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.

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