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ornate
adjective
Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
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ɔɹˈneɪt
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adjective
Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
“A flowery speech”
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A flowery speech
{'source': 'John Milton', 'text': 'ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato'}
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