magni, magna & magnThese ROOT-WORDS are MAGNA & MAGNI meaning GREAT. At first glance you may think this ROOT means the same as MACRO which also means GREAT & LARGE. But it is not so. MACRO usually refers to abnormal size or cosmic matters. A few words do use MAGNA for big money, whiskey boasting and such matters. But mostly the greatness of MAGNA is spiritual in quality - praise, excellence, religion, law, generosity and kindness. 1. Magna Charta : MAGNA Charta (mag na kart’ a) n. The great charter of 1215 that gave liberties to the English 2. Magnanimously : MAGNA nimously (mag nan’ i mus lee) adv. Generously; greatly 3. Magnate : MAGNA te (mag’ nate) n. A man of great wealth 4. Magnify : MAGNI fy (mag’ ni fie) v. Make great; intensify 5. Magnific : MAGNI fic (mag nif’ ik) adj. Magnificent; made great 6. Magnificence : MAGNI ficence (mag nif’ i sens) n. Splendor; richness; greatness 7. Magnitude : MAGNI tude (mag’ ni tyude) n. Physical greatness; bigness; quality 8. Magnifico : MAGNI fico (mag nif’ i koe) n. A person of high rank 9. Magnificative : MAGNI ficative (mag nif’ i kay tiv) adj. Tending to magnify; to make great 10. Magnum : MAGN um (mag’ num) n. Great, in size; a large bottle for wine 11. Magnascopic : MAGNA scopic (mag na skop’ ik) adj. Using a magnascope 12. Magniloquent : MAGNI loquent (mag nil’ o kwent) adj. High-flown, bombastic talk 13. Magnification : MAGNI fication (mag ni fi kay’ shun) n. Enlargement, as seen through a magnifying glass 14. Magnificat : MAGNI ficat (mag nif’ i kat) n. A song of praise 15. Magnanimous : MAGNA nimous (mag nan’ i mus) adj. Great-hearted; generous 16. Magnanimity : MAGNA nimity (mag na nim’ it ee) n. Quality of generosity and kindness 17. Magnascope : MAGNA scope (mag’ na skope) n. A lens to enlarge the projected pictures | ||||||||
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