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jac·tance
\ˈjaktən(t)s\ noun
or jac·tan·cy \-nsē\
(plural jactances or jactancies)
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French jactance, from Latin jactantia, from jactant-, jactans (present participle of jactare to throw, shake, speak out, boast) + -ia -y — more at jet
: vainglorious boasting
< jactance, vanity, peculation to the ruin of 20 years' labor — Ezra Pound > |