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stupendous

The origin and history of stupendous.

Etymology

First recorded in English in 1547, from Late Latin stupendus ("amazing"), from the verb stupeo, "I am stunned" — the same root that gives us stupor and stupid.

Origin: Late Latin · First attested 1547

Class of 1547

stupendous first entered the language around 1547.

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