- splen|dour
- splen|dour «SPLEHN duhr», noun.Especially British. splendor.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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splen|dour|ous — «SPLEHN duhr uhs», adjective. Especially British. splendorous … Useful english dictionary
splendor — splen•dor [[t]ˈsplɛn dər[/t]] n. 1) brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; grandeur; magnificence 2) an instance or display of imposing pomp or grandeur: the splendor of the coronation[/ex] 3) great brightness; brilliant light or… … From formal English to slang
splendour — splen|dour BrE splendor AmE [ˈsplendə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: splendur, from Latin splendor, from splendere; SPLENDID] 1.) [U] impressive beauty, especially of a large building or large place splendour of ▪ We marvelled … Dictionary of contemporary English
splendour — splen|dour [ splendər ] the British spelling of splendor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
splendour — [splen′dər] n. Brit. sp. of SPLENDOR * * * splen·dour (splĕnʹdər) n. Chiefly British Variant of splendor. * * * … Universalium
hyphen — hyphen, hyphenate, verbs. Both words mean ‘to spell (a word or phrase) with a hyphen’. This book uses hyphen, following the practice of the successive OED editors C. T. Onions and R. W. Burchfield, although hyphenate is more common in general… … Modern English usage
