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spectacular definition

spec·tacu·lar (spek tak′yə lər)

adjective

  1. of or like a spectacle, or show
  2. unusual to a striking degree; characterized by a great display, as of daring

Etymology: < L spectaculum (see spectacle) + -ar

noun

an elaborate show or display

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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