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grandeur

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
grandeur /ˈgrandjə, -(d)ʒə/

▶noun splendour and impressiveness.

■ high rank or social importance.

– origin C16 (denoting tall stature): from Fr., from grand (see grand).

'grandeur' also found in these Oxford entries:

folie de grandeur - pompous - sublime

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