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mag·nif·ic
(măg-nĭf′ĭk) also mag·nif·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Magnificent.
2. Imposingly large.
3. Exalted.
4. Pompous; grandiloquent.
[Middle English magnifique, from Old French, from Latin magnificus : magnus, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots + -ficus, -fic.]
mag·nif′i·cal·ly adv.
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magnific
(mæɡˈnɪfɪk) ormagnifical
adj
archaic magnificent, grandiose, or pompous
[C15: via Old French from Latin magnificus great in deeds, from magnus great + facere to do]
magˈnifically adv
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mag•ni•fic
(mægˈnɪf ɪk)also mag•nif′i•cal,
adj.
1. magnificent.
2. grandiose; pompous.
[1480–90; (< Middle French magnifique) < Latin magnificus=magn(us) large + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic]
mag•nif′i•cal•ly, adv.
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