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spectacular.

Amazing or worthy of special notice.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/Received-Pronunciation/spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/General-American
  1. Amazing or worthy of special notice.

    The parachutists were spectacular.
  2. Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment.

    dated
    the merely spectacular
  3. Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.

Where this word comes from

From Latin spectaculum (“a sight, show”) + -ar.

noun/spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/Received-Pronunciation/spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/General-American
  1. A spectacular display.

  2. A pop-up (folded paper element) in material sent by postal mail.

Where this word comes from

From Latin spectaculum (“a sight, show”) + -ar.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.