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large meaning and definition

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LARGE noun

Definition of large (noun)

  1. a garment size for a large person

LARGE adjective

Definition of large (adjective)

  1. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
    • "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
    • synonyms: big
    • antonym: little
  2. fairly large or important in effect; influential
    • "played a large role in the negotiations"
  3. ostentatiously lofty in style
  4. generous and understanding and tolerant
    • "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"
    • synonyms: big, magnanimous
  5. conspicuous in position or importance
    • "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"
    • synonyms: big, prominent
  6. having broad power and range and scope
    • "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
  7. in an advanced stage of pregnancy

LARGE adverb

Definition of large (adverb)

  1. at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
  2. with the wind abaft the beam
    • "a ship sailing large"
  3. in a boastful manner
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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