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inkhorn term

American  

noun

  1. an obscure, affectedly or ostentatiously erudite borrowing from another language, especially Latin or Greek.

inkhorn term British  

noun

  1. an affectedly learned and obscure borrowing from another language, esp Greek or Latin

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Etymology

Origin of inkhorn term

First recorded in 1535–45

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