GRANDEUR


Meaning of GRANDEUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgran-jər, -ˌju̇r, -ˌd(y)u̇r, -d(y)ər ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Old French, from grand

Date: 1600

1. : the quality or state of being grand : magnificence

the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome — E. A. Poe

2. : an instance or example of grandeur

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.