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large

/lˈɑɹdʒ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
    “a large city”
  2. fairly large or important in effect; influential
    “played a large role in the negotiations”
  3. ostentatiously lofty in style
    “a man given to large talk”
  4. generous and understanding and tolerant
    “a heart big enough to hold no grudges”
  5. conspicuous in position or importance
    “a big figure in the movement”
  6. having broad power and range and scope
    “taking the large view”
  7. in an advanced stage of pregnancy
    “was big with child”

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
    “he talked big all evening”

noun

  1. a garment size for a large person

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