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Definition of
vaunted adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
vaunted
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈvɔntəd
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈvɑntəd
/
/
[
usually before noun
]
(
formal
)
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proudly talked about or praised as being very good, especially when this is not deserved
Their
much vaunted
reforms did not materialize.
See
vaunted
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