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   splendour

   /ˈsplɛndə/

   noun

   • 1. magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur: "the barren splendour of the Lake District" Similar magnificencegrandeursumptuousnessimpressivenessresplendenceopulenceluxuryluxuriousnessrichnessfinenesslavishnessornatenessglorygloriousnessgorgeousnesssplendidnessbeautyelegancemajestystatelinessnobilitypomppomp and circumstancepanoplypageantryspectacleinformal:ritzinessposhnesssplendiferousnessOpposite ordinarinessmodesty
   • ▪ magnificent features or qualities: "the splendours of the imperial court"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French splendur or Latin splendor, from splendere ‘shine, be bright’.

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