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magnificence
[ mag-nif-uh-suhns ]
/ mægˈnɪf ə səns /
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noun
the quality or state of being magnificent; splendor; grandeur; sublimity: the magnificence of snow-covered mountains; the magnificence of his achievements.
impressiveness of surroundings: the magnificence of Versailles.
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Origin of magnificence
1300–50; Middle English <Latin magnificentia, equivalent to magnificent-magnificent + -ia-y3; see -ence
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British Dictionary definitions for magnificence
magnificence
/ (mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns) /
noun
the quality of being magnificent
Word Origin for magnificence
C14: via French from Latin magnificentia
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