large
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.
Origin: From , from , from , feminine of abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much, of uncertain ultimate origin; see there for more. Along with big, it mostly displaced and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(obsolete) Abundant; ample.
Test large, cylindrical, early portion closely coiled and always completely involute, later and larger portion uncoiled
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“TIL Snickersnee (large knife or cutlass) He brandished a snickersnee to carve the roast.”
— r/words· Apr 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(especially, clothing, food, or, drink) That is large .
Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week
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