MAGN = “large, great”

Latin magnus, magna, magnum
see also [MAJ], [MAX]

Level One

[dict] magnify [-IFY] to make large(r), such as a magnifying glass

Level Two

[dict] Magna Carta [CART] literally "great paper (or charter)," a famous document of rights in England from 1215

[dict] magna cum laude [COM] [LAUD] literally "with great honor," used at graduation (note that the word order is different in the Latin phrase)

[dict] magnanimous [ANIM] literally "great soul," i.e., charitable, high-minded, noble

[dict] magnate a person of great influence or importance in a field

[dict] magnificent great, splendid

[dict] magnifique borrowing from French, meaning magnificent or splendid

[dict] magnitude [TUDE] a measure of how large something is, its greatness

[dict] magnum used to describe: 1) a large bottle (of wine); 2) a large handgun or rifle cartridge

[dict] magnum opus [OPER] literally "great work," a masterpiece, an artist's or writer's greatest piece of work

Level Three

[dict] Magnificat [-IFY] the hymn of the Virgin Mary in Luke 1:46–55, named for the first word in the Latin text, "Magnificat anima mea Dominum" = "My soul magnifies (praises) the Lord"; also a musical setting for this used in the liturgy

[dict] magnifico borrowing from Italian, a very important person (originally a Venetian nobleman)

[dict] magniloquent [LOQU] synonym for grandiloquent: using high and lofty language in speech

Derivatives in Latinate Languages

These four languages all use derivatives of grandis [GRAND] to mean "large, great," but there are words equivalent to magnificent:

es: magnífico

fr: magnifique

it: magnifico

pt: magnífico

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