Word Power Made Easy: The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary by Lewis Norman
Author:Lewis, Norman [Lewis, Norman]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3, pdf
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2014-03-18T00:00:00+00:00
4. at large
We discovered magnus, large, big, great, in Chapter 9, in discussing Magnavox (etymologically, “big voice”), and find it again in magniloquent (etymologically, “talking big”). The root occurs in a number of other words:
1. Magnanimous (mag-NAN′-Ə-mƏs)—big-hearted, generous, forgiving (etymologically, “great-minded”). (Magnus plus animus, mind.) We’ll discuss this word in depth in Chapter 12.
2. Magnate (MAG′-nayt)—a person of great power or influence, a big wheel, as a business magnate.
3. Magnify—to make larger, or make seem larger (magnus plus -fy from facio, to make), as in “magnify your problems.”
4. Magnificent—magnus plus fic-, from facio.
5. Magnitude—magnus plus the common noun suffix -tude, as in fortitude, multitude, gratitude, etc.
6. Magnum (as of champagne or wine)—a large bottle, generally two fifths of a gallon.
7. Magnum opus (MAG′-nƏm Ō′-pes)—etymologically, a “big work”; actually, the greatest work, or masterpiece, of an artist, writer, or composer. Opus is the Latin word for work; the plural of opus is used in the English word opera, etymologically, “a number of works,” actually a musical drama containing overture, singing, and other forms of music, i.e., many musical works. The verb form opero, to work, occurs in operate, co-operate, operator, etc.
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