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< splen-
splendid >
splen·dent
(spl
n
d
nt)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Shining or lustrous; brilliant.
Admired by many; illustrious.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French
esplendent
, from Latin
splend
ns
, splendent-
present participle of
splend
re
,
to shine
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