splendor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• splendour

[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman splendur, esplendur, or directly from its source Latin splendor, from splendere ‘to shine’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsplɛndə/
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• Rhymes: -ɛndə(r)

[edit] Noun

splendor (usually uncountable; plural splendors)

1. Great light, luster or brilliance
2. Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur
3. Great fame or glory

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: pracht f. and m.