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Definition of magnifico in English: magnificonounPlural magnificoes maɡˈnɪfɪkəʊmaɡˈnifəˌkō informal A very powerful, important, or eminent person. the ranking magnificoes of the media establishment Example sentencesExamples - My mother came from the old, patrician, landed magnificoes in Australia.
- The old magnifico's zest is infective and the audience is swept along with his machinations only to find itself, along with the anti-hero, hovering at the edge of criminality.
- It was built by Georgian magnifico Ralph Allen so that he could see it from his townhouse off York Street, and think those castle thoughts.
Synonyms magnate, mogul, big businessman, baron, merchant prince, captain of industry, industrialist, financier, top executive, chief, lord, nabob, grandee
OriginLate 16th century: Italian, 'magnificent', originally used as a title for a Venetian magnate. Definition of magnifico in US English: magnificonounmaɡˈnifəˌkō informal An eminent, powerful, or illustrious person. 〈非正式〉权贵;要人;名人 the ranking magnificoes of the media establishment Example sentencesExamples - My mother came from the old, patrician, landed magnificoes in Australia.
- It was built by Georgian magnifico Ralph Allen so that he could see it from his townhouse off York Street, and think those castle thoughts.
- The old magnifico's zest is infective and the audience is swept along with his machinations only to find itself, along with the anti-hero, hovering at the edge of criminality.
Synonyms magnate, mogul, big businessman, baron, merchant prince, captain of industry, industrialist, financier, top executive, chief, lord, nabob, grandee
OriginLate 16th century: Italian, ‘magnificent’, originally used as a title for a Venetian magnate. |