spectacular
[ spek-tak-yuh-ler ]
/ spɛkˈtæk yə lər /
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adjective
of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
dramatically daring or thrilling: a spectacular dive from a cliff.
noun
a single television production featuring well-known performers and characterized by elaborate sets, costumes, staging, etc.Compare special (def. 14).
an impressive, large-scale display: another Hollywood spectacular.
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First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Example sentences from the Web for spectacular
But here in Golden, which had been his home, the spectacularity of his passing seemed to have had an even more profound effect.
Down the Columbia|Lewis R. FreemanNature's spectacularity diverted him, as if he had been a child, from his own affairs, which seemed to give him a dull pain.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for spectacular
spectacular
/ (spɛkˈtækjʊlə) /
adjective
of or resembling a spectacle; impressive, grand, or dramatic
unusually marked or greata spectacular increase in spending
noun
a lavishly produced performance
Derived forms of spectacular
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