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Meaning of 'large'
Meaning of 'large' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Large 
[ adv.]
- Freely; licentiously. [ adv.]2. Large [ n.]
- A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four
breves, or eight semibreves. [ n.]3. Large [ superl.]
- Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk,
capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent
units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a
large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug
or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city. [ superl.]- Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.
- Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
- Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart.
- Free; unembarrassed.
- Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language.
- Prodigal in expending; lavish.
- 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.
Meaning of 'large' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. large [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Example in sentence:
- a big (or large) barn;
- a big expenditure;
- a big group of scientists;
- a large city;
- a large family;
- a large number of newspapers;
- a large sum;
- big businesses;
- large areas of the world;
- set out for the big city
2. large [ r]
[ r]Meaning (2):
- with the wind abaft the beam
- with the wind abaft the beam
Example in sentence:
- a ship sailing large
Meaning (3):
- in a boastful manner
- in a boastful manner
Example in sentence:
- he talked big all evening
3. large [ s]
[ s]Meaning (4):
- conspicuous in position or importance
- conspicuous in position or importance
Example in sentence:
- a big figure in the movement;
- a prominent citizen;
- big man on campus;
- he's very large in financial circles
Meaning (5):
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- generous and understanding and tolerant
Example in sentence:
- a heart big enough to hold no grudges;
- a large and generous spirit;
- a large heart;
- magnanimous toward his enemies;
- that's very big of you to be so forgiving
Meaning (6):
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- ostentatiously lofty in style
Example in sentence:
- a man given to large talk;
- tumid political prose
Meaning (7):
- fairly large or important in effect; influential
- fairly large or important in effect; influential
Example in sentence:
- played a large role in the negotiations
Meaning (8):
- having broad power and range and scope
- having broad power and range and scope
Example in sentence:
- a large effect;
- a large sympathy;
- taking the large view
Meaning (9):
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
Example in sentence:
- was big with child;
- was great with child
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