IdiomDaily Life
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Englishwith pomp and circumstance
Meaning: With great ceremony and display.
Example: “The new bridge was opened with pomp and circumstance.”
Origin: From Shakespeare's Othello (around 1604): "Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war." Elgar's marches Pomp and Circumstance (from 1901), played at many graduations, made it familiar.
Equivalents in other languages
Italian: in pompa magna Literally: In great pomp
French: En grande pompe Literally: In great pomp
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