magnificent

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The highly unusual Latin American magnificent hummingbird that showed up at a Pigeon Point Road feeder in 2004 apparently has a son -- a cross between a magnificent and a resident Anna's hummingbird.

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  1. adjective Splendid in appearance; grand: a magnificent palace.
  2. adjective Grand or noble in thought or deed; exalted.
  3. adjective Outstanding of its kind; superlative: a magnificent place for sailing. See Synonyms at grand.

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splendid ·  grand ·  superb ·  handsome ·  golden
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from magnificence, splendor, from Latin magnificentia, from , magnificent- comparative and superlative stem of magnificus, magnificent; see magnific.

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  1. from Latin as if *magnificen(t-)s (occurring in the comparative and superlative of magnificus, and its deriv. magnificentia: see magnific and magnificence), equivalent to magnificus, great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc., from magnus, great, + -ficen(t-)s, an accom.form of -ficien(t-)s, the reg. form in comp. of facien(t-)s, present participle of facere, do: see fact, facient.
 

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/mægˈnɪfɪsənt/
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