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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

From Old French large < Latin largus (“‘abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much’”)

[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/
•  audio^{help, file}

[edit] Etymology

From Latin largus.

[edit] Adjective

large (epicene, plural larges)

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