Fabulousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fabulous \Fab"u*lous\ (f[a^]b"[-u]*l[u^]s), a. [L. fabulosus;
     cf. F. fabuleux. See {Fable}.]
     1. Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised;
        invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous
        description; a fabulous hero.
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              The fabulous birth of Minerva.        --Chesterfield.
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     2. Beyond belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price.
        --Macaulay.
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     3. Exceptionally good; extremely pleasing. [informal]
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     {Fabulous age}, that period in the history of a nation of
        which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends;
        as, the fabulous age of Greece and Rome. --
        {Fab"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Fab"u*lous*ness}, n.
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