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largest
large L0051500 (lärj) adj. larg·er, larg·est 1. Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big. 2. Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive. 3. Important; significant: had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods. 4. a. Understanding and tolerant; liberal: a large and generous spirit. b. Of great magnitude or intensity; grand: "a rigid resistance to the large emotions" (Stephen Koch). 5. a. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners. b. Obsolete Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language. 6. Nautical Favorable. Used of a wind. n. pl. large Slang A thousand dollars: bought a speedboat for 50 large. Idioms: at large 1. Not in confinement or captivity; at liberty: a convict still at large. 2. As a whole; in general: the country at large. 3. Representing a nation, state, or district as a whole. Often used in combination: councilor-at-large. 4. Not assigned to a particular country. Often used in combination: ambassador-at-large. 5. At length; copiously. live large To indulge freely in a luxury or luxuries: For a few years, the nation lived large on its new-found oil wealth.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin largus, generous.]
large′ness n. Synonyms: large, big, great
These adjectives mean being notably above the average in size or magnitude: a large sum of money; a big red barn; a great ocean liner. Antonym: small ThesauruslargestadjectiveMuch more than half:best, better, greater, larger, most.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeelargeLegalSeeLargelargest
Synonyms for largestadj much more than halfSynonyms- best
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