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English to English adjective
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Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope |
• an expansive lifestyle
• in the grand manner
• collecting on a grand scale
• heroic undertakings
source: wordnet30 Example:
• heir to a lordly fortune
• of august lineage
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rich and superior in quality |
• a princely sum
• gilded dining rooms
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extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers |
• a fantastic trip to the Orient
• the film was fantastic!
• a howling success
• a marvelous collection of rare books
• had a rattling conversation about politics
• a tremendous achievement
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of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style |
• an exalted ideal
• argue in terms of high-flown ideals
• a noble and lofty concept
• a grand purpose
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large and impressive in physical size or extent |
• the bridge is a grand structure
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the most important and magnificent in adornment |
• grand ballroom
• grand staircase
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used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person |
• his distinguished bearing
• the monarch's imposing presence
• she reigned in magisterial beauty
source: wordnet30 noun
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 | source: wordnet30
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a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs | source: wordnet30
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