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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Splendid  \Splen"did\,  a.  [L.  splendidus,  fr  splendere  shine; 
  cf  Lith.  splend["e]ti:  cf  F.  splendide.] 
  1.  Possessing  or  displaying  splendor;  shining;  very  bright; 
  as  a  splendid  sun. 
 
  2.  Showy;  magnificent;  sumptuous;  pompous;  as  a  splendid 
  palace;  a  splendid  procession  or  pageant. 
 
  3.  Illustrious;  heroic;  brilliant;  celebrated;  famous;  as  a 
  splendid  victory  or  reputation. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  splendid 
  adj  1:  having  great  beauty  and  splendor;  "a  glorious  spring 
  morning";  "a  glorious  sunset";  "splendid  costumes";  "a 
  kind  of  splendiferous  native  simplicity"  [syn:  {glorious}, 
  {resplendent},  {splendiferous}] 
  2:  characterized  by  or  attended  with  brilliance  or  grandeur; 
  "the  brilliant  court  life  at  Versailles";  "a  glorious  work 
  of  art";  "magnificent  cathedrals";  "the  splendid 
  coronation  ceremony"  [syn:  {brilliant},  {glorious},  {magnificent}]




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