magnifico

[ mag-nif-i-koh ]

/ mægˈnɪf ɪˌkoʊ /

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noun, plural mag·nif·i·coes.

a Venetian nobleman.

any person of high rank, major importance, etc.

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Origin of magnifico

1565–75; noun use of Italian magnifico (adj.) <Latin magnificus.See magnific

Words nearby magnifico

magnific, Magnificat, magnification, magnificence, magnificent, magnifico, magnifier, magnify, magnifying glass, magniloquent, magnisonant

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How to use magnifico in a sentence

He is obscure enough, and makes me sometimes wonder whether the ignotum does not pass itself off for the magnifico in his pages.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1|William James
By the same profuse expenditure his grandson Lorenzo became known as Lorenzo il Magnifico.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
The Baglioni are rarely mentioned without the title of Magnifico being added to their name.
The Story of Perugia|Margaret Symonds
It was the beginning of April 1492, and the Magnifico was only in his forty-fourth year.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner

All the more prominent members of the Medicean family were styled Magnifico in the same way.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner

British Dictionary definitions for magnifico

magnifico

/ (mæɡˈnɪfɪˌkəʊ) /

noun plural -coes

a magnate; grandee

Word Origin for magnifico

C16: Italian from Latin magnificus; see magnific

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