Pomp Definition
pŏmp
noun
Stately or brilliant display; splendor.
Webster's New World
Ostentatious show or display.
Webster's New World
A pageant.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Pomp
Noun
Singular:
pomp
Plural:
pompsOrigin of Pomp
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From Middle English, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp"), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompÄ“, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp"), from πέμπω (pempō, “I send").
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French pompe from Latin pompa pomp, procession from Greek pompē procession from pempein to send
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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