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fabulous

/ˈfæbjələs/ adjective B2
  1. Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
  2. Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
  3. Fictional or not believable; made up.
  4. Very good; outstanding, wonderful. (slang)
  5. Camp, effeminate. (slang)
  6. Fashionable, glamorous. (slang)
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This fabulous event formed but a link in a long chain of marvels.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 258 · C1
I and a brother banker have obtained a grant of a railway, the only industrial enterprise which in these days promises to make good the fabulous prospects that Law once held out to the eternally deluded Parisians, in the fantastic Mississippi scheme.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 957 · C1

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