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   Fabulous (făbˈū́‑lŭs), a. [L. fabulosus; cf. F. fabuleux. See Fable.]
   1. Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, “a fabulous description; a fabulous hero.”
   
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   The fabulous birth of Minerva. Chesterfield.
   
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   2. Beyond belief; exceedingly great; as, “a fabulous price”.  Macaulay.
   
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   3. Exceptionally good; extremely pleasing. [informal]
   
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   Fabulous age, that period in the history of a nation of which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends; as, “the fabulous age of Greece and Rome”.
   
   -- Fab"u*lous*ly (#), adv. -- Fab"u*lous*ness, n.
   
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