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单词 magnificous
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magnificousadj.n.

Brit. /maɡˈnɪfᵻkəs/, /məɡˈnɪfᵻkəs/, U.S. /mæɡˈnɪfəˌkəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: magnific adj., -ous suffix.
Etymology: < magnific adj. + -ous suffix, probably after its ultimate etymon classical Latin magnificus.
rare.
= magnificent adj.In quot. 1588 as n.: magnificent people considered collectively.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > and splendid
wlonkOE
clear1362
wlonkfulc1400
royalc1425
imperial?1435
magnificousa1474
splendidious?a1475
triumphant1494
glorious1622
aureate1625
candid1648
splendid1653
magnifico1654
magnificent1664
dazzling1749
splendiferous1827
angeliferous1837
million-dollar1854
purple1894
colossal1895
(like) a million dollars (also bucks)1911
swell1926
a1474 J. Botwright Let. in R. Masters Hist. Coll. Corpus Christi (1753) App. 30 Your magnificous Present and affermed Promise unto us doon bi your Jantilman Cotton but late bi for thys tyme.
1588 G. Babington Profitable Expos. Lords Prayer 100 Vs poore wretches in this world, vpon whom the magnificous of this earth looke so bigge, as if wee neuer shoulde bee worthy to wipe their shooes.
1885 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. IV. ii. 679/2 Magnificous, magnificent, grand, pompous.
2001 members.diaryland.com 18 Dec. (O.E.D. Archive) You upset me when you don't update for a long time but..then you come back with the most magnificous entries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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