Great
/ɡɹeɪt/
The meaning and definition of Great, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
“Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science.”
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(in combinations such as "two-greats", "three-greats" etc.) An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.
“My three-greats grandmother.”
adjective
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Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.
“A great storm is approaching our shores.”
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(qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]
“great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-grandfather”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
gr8 grt
Antonyms
mediocre ordinary tiny
Origin
From Middle English greet, from Old English great.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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