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Definition of Great
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Great
Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle. Pregnant; big (with young). More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain. Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc. The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great. Related Definitions:
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Great Quotations
I worked for a lot of great directors. Richard Donner To do a great right do a little wrong. William Shakespeare The best scene is the last great scene I did. Rene Auberjonois We can do no great things, only small things with great love. Mother Teresa Meaning, however, is no great matter. C. S. Calverley |
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Great Translations
great in Afrikaans is puik, kostelik, groot great in Danish is stor great in Dutch is tof, tiptop, excellent, kostelijk great in Finnish is iso great in Hungarian is nagy great in Italian is grande, importante great in Latin is valde, multus, magnus maior maximus great in Portuguese is grande, excelente great in Spanish is gran, cuantioso, grande, excelente great in Swedish is bra, stor |
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