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grandeur
  1. The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
  2. Nobility.
  3. (archaic, rare) Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “How marvelous it must have been to behold the stunning grandeur of a mountain range while rubbing shoulders with the one who used them to rest his feet upon.”
      “It's impossible not to be awed by the grandeur of temples and throne rooms of a country still in love with its benevolent monarchy.”
      “The island's only stately home is a testament to the grandeur of days gone by.”
grandezza
  1. Grandeur, greatness, magnificence.
  2. Stateliness, dignity.
  3. Magnanimity.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Despite its grandezza, it is not it is not interesting in terms of caves or mines.”
      “It is truly remarkable to observe the grandezza which Athens attained in the space of a hundred years.”
      “Society went on excellently well without houses, or carriages, or jewels, or toilettes, or pavements, or shops, or grandezza of any sort.”
grand
  1. A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
  2. (music) A grand piano
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  4. Examples:
    1. “A grand just doesn't go far when consulting a lawyer for legal advice.”
aggrandization
  1. The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The emperor seeks only the aggrandization of his own family.”
aggrandizement
  1. The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The politician's relentless pursuit of aggrandizement ultimately led to his downfall as his actions were deemed unethical and self-serving.”
      “The aggrandizement of his business empire was evident through the opening of new branches worldwide.”
      “John's aggrandizement claiming he single-handedly completed the entire project was clearly an exaggeration.”
grand
  1. A grandparent or grandchild.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “A grand just doesn't go far when consulting a lawyer for legal advice.”
aggrandisation
  1. Britain standard spelling of aggrandization.
aggrandisement
  1. (Britain, rare) Alternative form of aggrandizement
  2. Examples:
    1. “Dropping the appeal to the privy council was a matter of petty nationalist self aggrandisement.”
      “It is journalistic slop, political flatulence and religious aggrandisement, and it is deadly dangerous.”
      “Leo has to learn not to live in personal aggrandisement, but to be secretive and serviceable.”
aggrandizer
  1. One who makes great or aggrandizes.
  2. Examples:
    1. “This special status may have been limited to specific aggrandizers or to corporate groups in which the status of the aggrandizer was conveyed to his entire family or lineage.”
      “The poor must adapt to broadly supported aggrandizer strategies for raising domestic animals in village communal lands.”
      “Rather, Grinnell is an uncompromising aggrandizer of the object and the product, almost like a nincteenth-century dandy in his embrace of surface and cosmetic finery.”
aggrandiser
  1. Alternative form of aggrandizer
grandness
  1. The state of being grand.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The grandness of the palace left visitors in awe as they were overwhelmed by its majestic architecture and ornate details.”
      “The grandness of the cathedral's architecture took my breath away.”
      “A minor project for the master architect, perhaps, but with a grandness indicating that he didn't just dash it off.”
grandity
  1. (obsolete) grandness
aggrandisements
  1. plural of aggrandisement
aggrandizations
aggrandizements
aggrandisers
  1. plural of aggrandiser
  2. Examples:
    1. “The acquirers of the tribute may have been individuals of higher social standing but not necessarily entrepreneurial aggrandisers.”
aggrandizers
  1. plural of aggrandizer
grandnesses
grandeurs
  1. plural of grandeur
  2. Examples:
    1. “The character described is gently born and enjoys all the grandeurs expected of someone in her social class.”
      “On a fair hill we see a majestic pile, the ivied walls and towers of Cholmondeley Castle, huge relic and witness of the baronial grandeurs of the Middle Ages.”
      “If we cannot attain at a bound to these grandeurs, at least let us do them homage.”
grands
  1. plural of grand
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The grands corps were the powerhouses of the state, and established a tentacular grasp on other key institutions.”
      “These baby baby grands and tiny spinets produce three octaves from hammers hitting metal rods.”
      “Still in 1910, 139,000 teachers were teaching Americans how to play on parlor pianos, uprights, baby grands and grands.”
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