magnificent
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin as if *magnificens, equivalent to magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc.”), from magnus (“great”) + -ficens, an accom. form of -ficiens, the reg. form in compounds of faciens, ppr. of facere (“to do”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
magnificent (comparative more magnificent, superlative most magnificent)
- Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, The Case of Miss Elliott[1]:
- “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, The Case of Miss Elliott[1]:
- Grand or noble in action.
- Exceptional for its kind.
- 2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, BBC Sport:
- Substitute Edin Dzeko scrambled in a fourth and the magnificent David Silva ran clear to add another, before the Bosnian striker inflicted the final wound seconds from the end.
- 2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, BBC Sport:
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Translations [edit]
grand, elegant or splendid in appearance
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grand or noble in action
exceptional for its kind
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External links [edit]
- magnificent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- magnificent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- magnificent at OneLook Dictionary Search
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Verb [edit]
magnificent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of magnificō
