Definitions
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- noun British Alternative spelling of
splendor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a quality that outshines the usual
- noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
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Examples
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Thick tapestry wall hangings vie in splendour with the rich cloth covering her prayer table, on which an exquisitely illuminated Book of Hours lies open.
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And here, revealed in all its splendour, is the concept that lies at the rotting heart of social relations under capitalism -- commodity fetishism.
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They were reared in splendour and tender affection, in respectful bearing and in the perfection of training; and they were instructed in penmanship and science and the arts of government and horsemanship, till they attained the extreme accomplishments and the utmost limit of beauty and loveliness; both men and women being ravished by their charms.
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Then wet and dry nurses were provided for the boy and he was reared in splendour and delight, until he reached the age of fifteen.
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We have a wonderful history, surpassing in splendour that of the Empires of old, not in conquests alone, but in service to mankind.
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But some were jealous of the great fame of Columbus, and they made light of his discoveries. he lives in splendour;
This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States Henrietta Elizabeth 1917
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Upon it the sun shone in splendour and the blue sky was reflected in a bluer sea: while scarlet flamingoes, startled at the approach of the white men, rose in brilliant flight.
This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States Henrietta Elizabeth 1917
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He was seeking for gold and jewels, and at every place he touched he hoped to find some great eastern potentate, robed in splendour and seated upon
This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States Henrietta Elizabeth 1917
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He was taken prisoner, and through the streets where he had ridden in splendour he was now led a captive.
This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States Henrietta Elizabeth 1917
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Here they lived in splendour, keeping open house; no passing wayfarer, however humble, need miss a welcome if he cared to claim it.
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