English Explanatory Dictionary

magnificence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor
  2. The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.

Pronunciation

/mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns/ en-us-magnificence.ogg

Word forms

magnificence magnificences magnificency

Etymology

From Middle English magnificence, from Old French magnificence, from Latin magnificentia.

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