Usually means: Obscure words used to impress.
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▸ noun:  A borrowing from another language thought to be pretentious or unneeded, especially from Latin or Greek.

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inkhornism, jargonium, alto horn, hyperionism, Hungarianism, Magyarism, ground hornbill, humbird, horn-rims, Horne, more...



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