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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis; GRAND1

grandiose

 adjective
     
gran‧di‧ose
grandiose plans sound very important or impressive, but are not practical
grandiose scheme/plan/idea etc
grandiose schemes of urban renewal
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