grandioso
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gran·di·o·so | \ ˌgrän-dē-ˈō-(ˌ)sō 
, ˌgran-, -(ˌ)zō \
, ˌgran-, -(ˌ)zō \Definition of grandioso
: in a broad and noble style
—used as a direction in music
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