large
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”). Displaced Middle English stoor, stour (“large, great”) (from Old English stōr) and muchel (“large, great”) (from Old English myċel).
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Adjective[edit]
large (comparative larger, superlative largest)
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 2, The Celebrity:
- We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.
- Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 2, The Celebrity:
- (obsolete) Abundant; ample.
- Milton
- We have yet large day.
- Milton
- (archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
- Felton
- I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.
- Felton
- (obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
- Fairfax
- Of burdens all he set the Paynims large.
- Fairfax
- (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
- Shakespeare
- Some large jests he will make.
- Shakespeare
- (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
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Translations[edit]
of greater size — See also translations at : big
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Noun[edit]
large
- (music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
- (obsolete) Liberality, generosity.
- (slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars.
- Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.
Derived terms[edit]
External links[edit]
- large in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- large in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Statistics[edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: present · water · stood · #261: large · within · room · power
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French large, from Latin largus, larga, largum (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
large (masculine and feminine, plural larges)
Anagrams[edit]
Jèrriais[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French large, from Latin largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”).
Adjective[edit]
large (epicene, plural larges)
Derived terms[edit]
- largement (“widely”)
Noun[edit]
large m (plural larges)
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Latin[edit]
Adverb[edit]
large (comparative largius, superlative largissime)
- munificently, generously, liberally.
- abundantly, copiously.
- to a great extent.
Adjective[edit]
large
- vocative masculine singular of largus
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