huge

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From Middle English, from Old French ahuge (high, lofty, great, large, huge), from a hoge (at height), from a (at, to) + hoge (a hill, height), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haug, houg (height, hill) or Old Norse haugr (hill), both from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (hill, mound), from Proto-Indo-European *koukos (hill, mound). Akin to Old High German houg "mound" (German Hügel "hill"), Icelandic haugr (mound), Lithuanian kaukaras (hill), Old High German hōh "high" (German hoch), Old English hēah (high). More at high.

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huge (comparative huger, superlative hugest)

  1. Very large
    The castle was huge.
  2. (slang) Distinctly interesting, significant, important, likeable, well regarded.
    Our next album is going to be huge!.
    In our league our coach is huge!.

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