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Definition of magnificent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

magnificent

adjective
 
/mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/
 
/mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/
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  1. extremely attractive and impressive; deserving praise synonym splendid
    • The Taj Mahal is a magnificent building.
    • She looked magnificent in her wedding dress.
    • You've all done a magnificent job.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • really
    • truly
    • absolutely
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    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin magnificent- ‘making great’, based on magnus ‘great’.
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