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==Etymology==
− It is late Middle English, from Old French magnificent,^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) a back-formation from Latin magnificentior, the comparative of magnificus, great, noble, literally doing great deeds,^(Etymonline)^(Klein 1966)^(MWU 2024) from magnus, great (from PIE *meg-), and the combining form of facere, to make, do.^(Etymonline)^(Klein 1966)
+ It is late Middle English, from [[fro|magnificent]],^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) a back-formation from [[la|magnificentior]], the comparative of [[m|la|magnificus]], great, noble, literally doing great deeds,^(Etymonline)^(Klein 1966)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|magnus]], great (from [[ine-pro|*meg-]]), and the combining form of [[m|ine-pro|facere]], to make, do.^(Etymonline)^(Klein 1966)
==Earliest recorded meaning==