splendour

  • 1splendour — [splen′dər] n. Brit. sp. of SPLENDOR * * * splen·dour (splĕnʹdər) n. Chiefly British Variant of splendor. * * * …

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  • 2splendour — is spelt our in BrE and splendor in AmE …

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  • 3splendour — (US splendor) ► NOUN ▪ magnificent and impressive appearance …

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  • 4splendour — [splen′dər] n. Brit. sp. of SPLENDOR …

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  • 5splendour — (BrE) (AmE splendor) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ A butterfly emerged in its full splendour a week later. ▪ glorious, great, regal ▪ former …

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  • 6splendour — n. BE; AE spelling: splendor 1) regal splendour 2) in splendour (to dine in regal splendour) * * * [ splendə] regal splendour in splendour (to dine in regal splendour) …

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  • 7splendour — 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 …

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  • 8splendour — UK [ˈsplendə(r)] / US [ˈsplendər] noun Word forms splendour : singular splendour plural splendours 1) splendours [plural] the beautiful and impressive features of something the architectural splendours of the cathedral 2) [uncountable] the… …

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  • 9splendour — /ˈsplɛndə / (say splenduh) noun 1. brilliant or gorgeous appearance, colouring, etc.; magnificence, grandeur, or pomp, or display of it: the splendour and pomp of his coronation. 2. brilliant distinction; glory: the splendour of ancient Roman… …

  • 10splendour — [[t]sple̱ndə(r)[/t]] splendours (in AM, use splendor) 1) N UNCOUNT The splendour of something is its beautiful and impressive appearance. The foreign ministers are meeting in the splendour of Oktyabrskaya Hotel in central Moscow. 2) N PLURAL: oft …

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