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magnificent adjective
/mægˈnɪf.ɪ.sənt/ adj Definition
very good, beautiful or deserving to be admired
a magnificent view
a magnificent piece of writing
They live in a magnificent Tudor house.
magnificence noun
/mægˈnɪf.ɪ.sənt s/ n [U] the splendour and magnificence of the pyramids
magnificently adverb
/mægˈnɪf.ɪ.sənt.li/ adv I thought she coped magnificently.
(Definition of magnificent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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