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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
vainglory
 
SYLLABICATION:vain·glo·ry
PRONUNCIATION:  vnglôr, -glr, vn-glôr, -glr
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. vain·glo·ries
1. Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities. 2. Vain, ostentatious display.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English vein glory, from Old French vaine gloire, from Latin vna glria, empty pride : vna, feminine of vnus, empty; see vain + glria, glory, pride.
 
 
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