greatest

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst/

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• Rhymes: -eɪtɪst
• Hyphenation: great‧est

Adjective

greatest

1. superlative form of great: most great

   Synonyms: maximum, ultimate, utmost; see also Thesaurus:extreme

   • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

     Caliban: […] I never saw a woman / But only Sycorax, my dam, and she; / But she as far surpasseth Sycorax / As great'st does least.

   • 1958 July, “Bridge Reconstruction for L.M.R. Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 465:

     The greatest number of bridges requiring modification are overline bridges, and many methods are adopted in reconstructing and altering them to give increased clearances.

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