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Meaning of great
noun
- A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim. Example: Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science.
- The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
- (in combinations such as "two-greats", "three-greats" etc.) An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships. Example: My three-greats grandmother.
adjective
- Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big. Example: A great storm is approaching our shores.
- Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind. Example: the great auk
- (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] Example: great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-grandfather
- (followed by 'with') Pregnant; large with young; full of. Example: great with child
- (except with 'friend' and similar words such as 'mate','buddy') Intimate; familiar.
adverb
- Very well (in a very satisfactory manner). Example: Those mechanical colored pencils work great because they don't have to be sharpened.
interjection
- Expression of gladness and content about something. Example: Great! Thanks for the wonderful work.
- Sarcastic inversion thereof. Example: Oh, great! I just dumped all 500 sheets of the manuscript all over and now I have to put them back in order.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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