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fabulous
 
SYLLABICATION:fab·u·lous
PRONUNCIATION:  fby-ls
ADJECTIVE:1. Barely credible; astonishing: the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner. 2. Extremely pleasing or successful: a fabulous vacation. 3a. Of the nature of a fable or myth; legendary. b. Told of or celebrated in fables or legends.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, mythical, from Old French fabuleux, from Latin fbulsus, from fbula, fable. See fable.
OTHER FORMS:fabu·lous·ly —ADVERB
fabu·lous·ness —NOUN
 
 
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