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magnificence definition

mag·nifi·cence (mag nif′ə səns)

noun

richness and splendor, as of furnishings, color, dress, etc.; stately or imposing beauty

Etymology: OFr < L magnificentia < magnificus, noble < magnus, great (see magni-) + facere, to do

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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