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magnificent definition

mag·nifi·cent (mag nif′ə sənt)

adjective

  1. beautiful in a grand or stately way; rich or sumptuous, as in construction, decoration, form, etc.
  2. exalted: said of ideas, etc., and also of some former rulers, as Lorenzo the Magnificent
  3. Informal exceptionally good; excellent

Etymology: OFr < LL magnificens: see magnificence

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