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Meaning of large

1. (n) a garment size for a large person

2. (adj.sat.) having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"

3. (adj.sat.) conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he''s very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

4. (adj.sat.) generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that''s very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

5. (adj) above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group o

6. (adj) large enough to be visible to the naked eye

7. (adj.sat.) ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

8. (adj.sat.) fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations"

9. (adv) in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"

10. (adv) with the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large"

11. (adv) at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

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