MAGNIFIC

Etymology

Adjective

magnific (comparative more magnific, superlative most magnific)

(obsolete) Magnificent, splendid; illustrious. [15th-19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Mag*nif"ic, Mag*nif"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. magnificus; magnus great + facere to make: cf. F. magnifique. See Magnitude, Fact. and cf. Magnificent.]

Definition: Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent. [Obs.] 1 Chron. xxii. 5. "Thy magnific deeds." Milton.

– Mag*nif"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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