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grandeur noun [ ˈɡrandjə ]

• splendour and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style.
• "the majestic grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture"
Similar: splendour, magnificence, impressiveness, glory, gloriousness, resplendence, splendidness, superbness, majesty, greatness, stateliness, pomp, pomp and circumstance, ceremony, ceremonial, ceremoniousness,
Origin: late 16th century (denoting tall stature): from French, from grand ‘great, grand’ (see grand).


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