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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: beauty

beaut

 noun
     
beaut [singular]
American English, Australian English spoken used to say that something is either very good, attractive, or impressive:
That last catch was a beaut.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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