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ostent(dictionary)

ostent (iou)



ostent noun. Now rare. L16.
[In branch I from Latin ostentum something shown, prodigy, use as noun of neut. pa. pple of ostendere; in branch II from Latin ostent- pa. ppl stem of ostendere: see OSTENSIBLE.]
I.
A sign, a portent; a prodigy. L16.
II.
= OSTENTATION 2. L16.
= OSTENTATION 3. L16.