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Definition of: magnificence
(mag·nif′ə·səns) noun
1. The state or quality of being magnificent; the exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power; brilliant or imposing appearance; display of splendor.
2. A title of courtesy in medieval Rome. [<OF <L magnificentia <magnificus noble. See MAGNIFIC.]
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