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magnifico

[ mag-nif-i-koh ]

/ mægˈnɪf ɪˌkoʊ /

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noun, plural mag·nif·i·coes.

a Venetian nobleman.

any person of high rank, major importance, etc.

Origin of magnifico

1565–75; noun use of Italian magnifico (adj.) < Latin magnificus. See magnific

Words nearby magnifico

magnific, magnificat, magnification, magnificence, magnificent, magnifico, magnifier, magnify, magnifying glass, magniloquent, magnisonant

Example sentences from the Web for magnifico

All the more prominent members of the Medicean family were styled Magnifico in the same way.

The Story of Florence |Edmund G. Gardner
A riding-master in the Via Lorenzo ii Magnifico agreed to board them against the time of sale.

The Lure of the Mask |Harold MacGrath
The magnifico was in his chamber, and looked as aged as a man of eighty.

Mark Gildersleeve |John S. Sauzade
He is obscure enough, and makes me sometimes wonder whether the ignotum does not pass itself off for the magnifico in his pages.

The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 |William James

A boy that they had set to watch gave the alarm too soon, and the Magnifico escaped.

The Story of Siena and San Gimignano |Edmund G. Gardner

British Dictionary definitions for magnifico

magnifico

/ (mæɡˈnɪfɪˌkəʊ) /

noun plural -coes

a magnate; grandee

Word Origin for magnifico

C16: Italian from Latin magnificus; see magnific