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splendor definition

splen·dor (splen′dər)

noun

  1. great luster or brightness; brilliance
  2. magnificent richness or glory; pomp; grandeur

Etymology: ME splendure < OFr splendeur < L splendor < splendere, to shine: see splendid

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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