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English
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Etymology
From Middle English magnificence, from Old French magnificence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns/
- Hyphenation: mag‧nif‧i‧cence
Noun
magnificence (countable and uncountable, plural magnificences)
- grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor
c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. The First Part , 2nd edition, part 1, London: Richard Iones, , published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene i:all fleſh quakes at your magnificence.
- The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magnificentia.
Pronunciation
Noun
magnificence f (plural magnificences)
- magnificence
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