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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grandeur \Gran"deur\, n. [F., fr grand. See {Grand}.] The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. --Milton. Syn: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness. See {Sublimity}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grandeur n 1: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn: {magnificence}, {brilliance}, {splendor}, {splendour}, {grandness}] 2: the quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct [syn: {nobility}, {magnanimousness}]
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