Splendent

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

  Splendent \Splen"dent\, a. [L. splendens, -entis, p. pr. of
     splendere to shine.]
     1. Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as,
        splendent planets; splendent metals. See the Note under 3d
        {Luster}, 4.
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     2. Very conspicuous; illustrious. "Great and splendent
        fortunes." --Sir H. Wotton.
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