Definition for Great (-er)

great (-er), adj. [OE.] (webplay: Creator, crowd, deep, distinguished, extended, father, God, house, Jehovah, large, length, live, long, looks, love, matter, mind, men, more, name, nothing, pain, power, proud, right, road, same, sin, soul, term, vast, walk, wealth, while, word).

  1. Distinguished by rank, office or power.
  2. Large, as in size, a comparison denoting more magnitude or extension than something else, or beyond what is usual.
  3. Expressing a large extensive or unusual degree of anything.
  4. Chief; of vast power and excellence; supreme; illustrious.
  5. Being of extended length or breadth.
  6. Vast; extensive; wonderful; admirable.
  7. Important; weighty.
  8. Part of a proper name.
  9. That or those of greater size, importance, eminence, etc.
  10. Filled to overflowing; pregnant.

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