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great
(gr/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field(noun.person)
    Example:
    He is one of the greats of American music.
    source: wordnet30
  • The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind(adj.all)
    Example:
    A great juicy steak.
    A great multitude.
    The great auk.
    A great old oak.
    A great ocean liner.
    A great delay.
    source: wordnet30
  • of major significance or importance(adj.all)
    Example:
    A great work of art.
    Synonym:
    outstanding
    source: wordnet30
  • remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect(adj.all)
    Example:
    A great crisis.
    Had a great stake in the outcome.
    source: wordnet30
  • very good(adj.all)
    Example:
    Had a great time at the party.
    Synonym:
    bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell
    source: wordnet30
  • uppercase(adj.all)
    Example:
    Great A.
    Synonym:
    capital, majuscule
    source: wordnet30
  • in an advanced stage of pregnancy(adj.all)
    Example:
    Was great with child.
    Synonym:
    big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, heavy, large, with child
    source: wordnet30

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