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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PALA'TIAL, a. [from palate.] Pertaining to the palate; as the palatial retraction of the tongue.
PALA'TIAL, a. [from L. palatium, palace.] Pertaining to a palace; becoming a palace; magnificent.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: relating to or being a palace; "the palatial residence"
2: suitable for or like a palace; "palatial furnishings"; "a palatial yacht"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin palatium palace Date: 1733 1. of, relating to, or being a palace 2. suitable to a palace ; magnificent • palatially adverb • palatialness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (of a building) like a palace, esp. spacious and splendid. Derivatives: palatially adv. Etymology: L (as PALACE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Palatial Pa*la"tial, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.) Palatal; palatine. [Obs.] --Barrow.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Palatial Pa*la"tial, n. A palatal letter. [Obs.] --Sir W. Jones.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Palatial Pa*la"tial, a. [L. palatium palace. See Palace.] Of or pertaining to a palace; suitable for a palace; resembling a palace; royal; magnificent; as, palatial structures. ``Palatial style.'' --A. Drummond.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A palatial house, hotel, or office building is very large and impressive. ...a palatial Hollywood mansion. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Stately, magnificent, splendid.

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