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mag·nifi·cent (mag nif′ə sənt)
adjective
- beautiful in a grand or stately way; rich or sumptuous, as in construction, decoration, form, etc.
- exalted: said of ideas, etc., and also of some former rulers, as Lorenzo the Magnificent
- Informal exceptionally good; excellent
Etymology: OFr < LL magnificens: see magnificence
Related Forms:
- magnificently mag·nif′i·cently adverb
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