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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English large, from Old French large from Latin larga, fem. of largus (“‘abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much’”). Replaced Middle English stoor "large, great" (from Old English stōr) and muchel "large, great" (from Old English myċel).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /lɑːʤ/, SAMPA: /lA:dZ/
• (US) IPA: /lɑɹʤ/, SAMPA: /lAr\dZ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)dʒ

[edit] Adjective

large (comparative larger, superlative largest)

1. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

   Russia is a large country.

   The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size.

   He has a large collection of stamps.

[edit] Synonyms

• big, huge, giant, gigantic, enormous, largeish
• See also Wikisaurus:large

[edit] Antonyms

• small, tiny, minuscule

[edit] Derived terms

• as large as life, larger than life
• at large
• by and large
• enlarge
• largely
• largeness
• writ large
• largish

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• large in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• large in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• glare
• lager
• regal

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [laʁʒ], SAMPA: /laRZ/
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[edit] Etymology

From Latin largus.

[edit] Adjective

large (epicene, plural larges)

1. Wide, broad.
2. Large.
3. Generous.