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splendiferous

adj.
UK //splɛndˈɪfəɹəs// splen·dif·er·ous
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Origin

From Middle English splendiferous, from Medieval Latin splendiferus + -ous, from Late Latin splendōrifer, from Latin splendor + -fer (“bearing”). Reintroduced humorously into English c. 1837.

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