| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fab·u·lous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f b y -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 f bul sus, from fbula, fable. See fable. | | OTHER FORMS: | fabu·lous·ly —ADVERB
fabu·lous·ness —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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