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Adjective
/grāt/,
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greatest, superlative; greater, comparative;
  1. Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average
    • - the article was of great interest
    • - she showed great potential as an actor
  2. Very large and imposing
    • - a great ocean between them
  3. Used to reinforce another adjective of size or extent
    • - a great big grin
  4. Used to express surprise, admiration, or contempt, esp. in exclamations
    • - you great oaf!
  5. Used in names of animals or plants that are larger than similar kinds, e.g., great auk, greater flamingo

  6. (of a city) Including adjacent urban areas
    • - Greater Cleveland
  7. Of ability, quality, or eminence considerably above the normal or average
    • - the great Italian conductor
    • - we obeyed our great men and leaders
    • - great art has the power to change lives
  8. A title denoting the most important person of the name
    • - Alexander the Great
  9. Very good or satisfactory; excellent
    • - this has been another great year
    • - what a great guy
    • - wouldn't it be great to have him back?
    • - “Great!” said Tom
  10. (of a person) Very skilled or capable in a particular area
    • - a brilliant man, great at mathematics
  11. Denoting the element of something that is the most important or the most worthy of consideration
    • - the great thing is the challenge
  12. Used to indicate that someone or something particularly deserves a specified description
    • - I was a great fan of Hank's
  13. (in names of family relationships) Denoting one degree further removed upward or downward
    • - great-aunt
    • - great-granddaughter
    • - great-great-grandfather
Noun
  1. A great or distinguished person
    • - the Beatles, Bob Dylan, all the greats
  2. Great people collectively
    • - the lives of the great, including Churchill and Newton
Adverb
  1. Excellently; very well
    • - we played awful, they played great
  1. relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"
  2. a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music"
  3. of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
  4. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
  5. bang-up: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
  6. capital: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
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  8. Grandparents are the father or mother of a person's own father and/or mother. Everyone who is not a chimera has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, etc. ...
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  10. Great is a 25-minute animated film, telling a humorous version of the life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It was directed by Bob Godfrey and produced by Grantstern Films/British Lion. "Great" won the 1975 Academy Award for Animated Short Film.
  11. Great is a supermarket in Hong Kong owned by AS Watson, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited. It has a branch in Pacific Place, Admiralty, which was opened in 2000 based on the re-decoration of Park'n Shop, Great's sister company. Its main customers are middle-class families. ...
  12. This is a list of people whose names in English are commonly appended with the phrase "the Great", or who were called that or an equivalent phrase in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes such as e Bozorg and e azam in Persian and Urdu respectively.
  13. A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim; Very big, large scale; Very good; Important; Title referring to an important leader; very well (in a very satisfactory manner); Expression of gladness and content about something; sarcastic inversion thereof
  14. (1. greatly) زیادہ۔ بکثرت۔ بہت۔ بہتیرا۔ بسا۔ اتنا
  15. adj. 15.  Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination: a great-granddaughter.
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  17. Business Magazines at significant discounts
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  19. That is great which significantly expands the creativity of others. This applies to art, science, or persons. Greatness implies extremely important social morality.
  20. One of the standard divisons of a pipe organ. As its name suggest, the Great division contains some of the loudest stops of the organ, including the main diapason chorus and (usually) at least one loud reed stop such as "trumpet" or "posaune". ...
  21. The lowest manual (keyboard) on a Church organ, where the heaviest tones will be found. Usually, the volume of the Great is not affected by the Swell (volume) pedal.
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  23. (unenclosed) 16 Gemshorn, 8 Principal, 8 Bourdon, 8 Gemshorn (ext), 4 Octave, 4 Spitzflote, 2 Waldflote, II Rauschquint, IV Fourniture, Cymbelstern, Chimes, Gt-Gt 16, 4, Sw-Gt 16, 8, 4, Ch-Gt 16, 8, 4, Pos-Gt 8,
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