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Fabulous (făb&uuptack_;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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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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