"magniferous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more magniferous [comparative], most magniferous [superlative]
Etymology: magnesium + -i- + -ferous Etymology templates: {{af|en|magnesium|-i-|-ferous}} magnesium + -i- + -ferous Head templates: {{en-adj}} magniferous (comparative more magniferous, superlative most magniferous)
  1. (geology) Containing magnesium or magnesium compounds; magnesian Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-magniferous-en-adj-x65ncoq3 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. Misspelling of manganiferous. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: manganiferous
    Sense id: en-magniferous-en-adj-IHWa3~ZR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -i-, English terms suffixed with -ferous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 68 2 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -i-: 25 75 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ferous: 25 68 7
  3. (colloquial, dated) Magnificent Tags: colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-magniferous-en-adj-5A7ovZ74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: splendiferous, magnesiferous, magnetiferous

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