The Only Use of "pomp" in "The Great Gatsby"

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The Only Use

pomp
in
The Great Gatsby
(Edited)

In June she married Tom Buchanan of Chicago, with more pomp and circumstance than Louisville ever knew before.
p. 75.9

pomp = ceremonial elegance and splendor

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(1) (pomp)
ceremonial elegance and splendor

or:

(archaic) a pretentious or vain display
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)