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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
splendour
splen·dour [splendour splendours] (especially US splen·dor)BrE [ˈsplendə(r)] NAmE [ˈsplendər] noun 1. uncountable grand and impressive beauty Syn: ↑grandeur •a view of Rheims Cathedral, in all its splendour •The palace has been restored to its former splendour. 2. splendoursplural the beautiful and impressive features or qualities of sth, especially a place •the splendours of Rome (= its fine buildings, etc.) Word Origin: late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French splendur or Latin splendor, from splendere ‘shine, be bright’. Example Bank: •I've only just discovered the splendours of the English countryside. •It will take a lot of repair work before the building regains its former splendour. •No other palace could match the splendour of the Taj Mahal. •The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert. •The hotel has the splendour of a 19th-century mansion. •The house has been restored to its original splendour. •There below lay Paris in all its splendour. •They dined in a special suite in glorious splendour. •They have restored the building to its former Victorian splendour. •a castle of great splendour •The room has a view of Rheims Cathedral, in all its splendour. •the splendours of Rome
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