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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)

For the tree often referred to as flamboyant, see Royal Poinciana.

Flamboyant is the name given to a florid style of architecture in vogue in France during the 15th and 16th century. The name derives from the flame-like windings of its tracery.

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Adjective

flamboyant

  1. Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, etc.
  2. Architecture Referred to as the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.


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