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grandeur

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæn.djʊə/ / /ˈɡɹæn.djɜː/ / /ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒə(ː)/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French grandeur, from Old French grandur, from grant (French grand), from Latin grandis (“grown up, great”).

  1. The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.

    I wrapp’d myself in grandeur then, And donn’d a visionary crown ——

    So much of what followed from the drawing boards of others will have been designed with the demands, effort and grandeur of Primrose Hill [tunnel] in the back of their minds.

  2. Nobility (state of being noble).
  3. Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.