mag|nif|i|co

mag|nif|i|co
mag|nif|i|co «mag NIHF uh koh», noun, plural -coes.
1. a Venetian nobleman: »

The duke himself, and the magnificoes of greatest port (Shakespeare).

2. a person in an exalted position or one of great importance: »

Rockingham, a virtuous magnifico,…resolved to revive something of the pristine purity…of the old Whig connection (Benjamin Disraeli).

[< Italian magnifico < Latin magnificus magnific]

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  • mag|nif´i|cal|ly — mag|nif|ic «mag NIHF ihk», adjective. Archaic. 1. magnificent; splendid; imposing: »Power…God s gift magnific (Robert Browning). 2. pompous; grandiloquent. 3. = eulogistic …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Mag|nif|i|cat — «mag NIHF uh kat», noun. 1. the hymn of the Virgin Mary, beginning Magnificat anima mea Dominum (“My soul doth magnify the Lord”), used as a canticle at evensong or vespers (in the Bible, Luke 1:46 55). 2. music for this hymn. ╂[< Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mag|nif|i|cence — «mag NIHF uh suhns», noun. richness of material, color, and ornament; grand beauty; splendor: »We were dazzled by the magnificence of the mountain scenery. SYNONYM(S): majesty. ╂[< Old French magnificence, learned borrowing from Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • mag — aero·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ism; an·ti·mag·ma·tist; an·ti·mag·net·ic; cag·mag; he·mag·glut·i·nate; he·mag·glu·ti·na·tion; he·mag·glu·ti·nin; hy·po·mag·ne·se·mia; mag·a·dis; mag·a·dize;… …   English syllables

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