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Splendor

//ˈsplɛndə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Great light, luster or brilliance. US, uncountable, usually

    "What tho’ the moon—the white moon Shed all the splendour of her noon, Her smile is chilly—and her beam, In that time of dreariness, will seem (So like you gather in your breath) A portrait taken after death."

  2. 2
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand wordnet
  3. 3
    Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur. US, uncountable, usually

    "The splendor of the Queen's coronation was without comparison."

  4. 4
    a quality that outshines the usual wordnet
  5. 5
    Great fame or glory. US, uncountable, usually

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman splendur, splendour, or directly from its source Latin splendor, from the verb splendeō (“to shine”).

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