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magˇnifˇiˇco  audio  (mg-nf-k) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. magˇnifˇiˇcoes
  1. A person of distinguished rank, importance, or appearance: "He is both an old-world and a new-world figure, a feudal magnifico and a modern technocrat" (Observer).
  2. A nobleman of the Venetian Republic.
ETYMOLOGY:
Italian, magnificent, magnifico, from Latin magnificus ; see magnific


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