ALTISONANT

ALTIS'ONANT, ALTIS'ONOUS, adjective [Latin altus, high, and sonans, sounding; sonus, sound.] High sounding, lofty or pompous, as language.

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Al‐tis″o‐nant (ăl‐tĭs″ō̍‐nant), a. [[L. altus high + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.]] High-sounding; lofty or pompous. Skelton.