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sublime

2 noun
     
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1

the sublime

something that is so good or beautiful that you are deeply affected by it:
The works on display range from the mainstream to the sublime.
2

from the sublime to the ridiculous

used to say that a serious and important thing or event is being followed by something very silly, unimportant, or bad
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