(gr<amac/t), a. [Compar. Greater (/); superl. Greatest.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre<aacute/t; akin to OS. & LG. gr<omac/t, D. groot, OHG. gr<omac/z, G. gross. Cf. Groat the coin.] 1.
Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
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Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.
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Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.
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Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.
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Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.
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Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.
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-He doth object I am too great of birth. Shak.
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Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.
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Pregnant; big (with young).
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-The ewes great with young. Ps. lxxviii. 71.
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More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
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