grandeur

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French grandeur, from grand, from Latin grandis (“grown up, great”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɡɹɑː.də/
  • (US) IPA: /ɡɹænˈdʒɚ/

[edit] Noun

grandeur (uncountable)

  1. The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
  2. Nobility.
  3. (archaic, rare) Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.

[edit] References

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

grand +‎ -eur

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

grandeur f. (plural grandeurs)

  1. size
  2. (physics, mathematics) magnitude, quantity
  3. grandeur

[edit] See also

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