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splen·dent  audio  (splndnt) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Shining or lustrous; brilliant.
  2. Admired by many; illustrious.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French esplendent, from Latin splendns, splendent- present participle of splendre, to shine


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