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Essential Word Roots: That's Great!: Magn

Learn these terms derived from the Latin word magnus, meaning "great."
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  1. magnum opus
    a creator's greatest work of art or literature
    Harold Bloom subtitled his magnum opus on Shakespeare “The Invention of the Human” in recognition of the Bard’s unprecedented ability to imagine the lives of others.  Los Angeles Times (May 26, 2016)
  2. magnitude
    relative importance
    With a story of this magnitude and importance, there are going to be any number of books. New York Times (Jul 20, 2010)
  3. magniloquent
    lofty in style
    There are others that enunciate grand sentiments, high sounding and magniloquent, the very music and resonance of their words imparting a warm glow within them. Lever, Charles James
  4. magnify
    make large
    Professor Trelawney moved into the firelight, and they saw that she was very thin; her large glasses magnified her eyes to several times their natural size, and she was draped in a gauzy spangled shawl. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
  5. magnificent
    characterized by grandeur
    He was clad in a magnificent robe of thick red velvet, with an ermine collar and shiny gold fastenings. A Game of Thrones
  6. magnificence
    splendid or imposing in size or appearance
    There was a sort of magnificence about him, even without the fine uniform that made Governor Andros so splendid. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
  7. magnification
    the act of expanding something in apparent size
    He clicked a knob and zoomed in to higher and higher magnifications until the hazy sea of green turned into a screen filled with hundreds of individual cells, their centers dark and bulging. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  8. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
    In New York, the sisters arranged a magnetic healing session with multimillionaire financier and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt. Votes for Women!
  9. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
    Her husband was just as welcoming, possessing a magnanimous Texas spirit that seemed to override any political hard feelings. Becoming
  10. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
    “It’s possible I was wrong,” she said, with an air of great magnanimity. Strange the Dreamer
Created on Wed Sep 15 10:10:40 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Sep 22 15:02:49 EDT 2021)

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