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splendent

 
Dictionary: splen·dent   (splĕn'dənt) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Shining or lustrous; brilliant.
  2. Admired by many; illustrious.

[Middle English, from Old French esplendent, from Latin splendēns, splendent-, present participle of splendēre, to shine.]


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