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magnificent

mag·nif·i·cent [ mag níffiss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. beautiful: beautiful and impressive
a magnificent view of Rome from our balcony

2. exceptional: exceptionally good of its kind

[15th century. Directly or via Old French< Latin magnificent- "performing great actions" < magnus "great"]

mag·nif·i·cent·ly adverb

Cultural Note

The Magnificent Ambersons, a movie (1942) by director Orson Welles. Based on a novel by Booth Tarkington, it is set in the U.S. Midwest during the Industrial Revolution and contrasts the declining fortunes of the upper-class Amberson family with the rise of a young entrepreneur. Despite suffering savage cuts at the hands of the studio, it is regarded as one of Welles's masterpieces.

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