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large
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- pronunciation:
- larj
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
larger, largest |
| definition: |
When something is large, it is big. Oceans and continents are large things. Whales and elephants are large animals. A cat is not a large animal like a whale or an elephant, but it is large when you compare it with a mouse or an ant.
Our town's library is very large and has thousands of books.Monique tried on her sister's dress, but it was too large on her.- synonyms:
- big, considerable
- antonyms:
- compact, little, small
- similar words:
- enormous, giant, great, heavy, huge, vast
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| related words: |
abundant, broad, capital, handsome, mammoth, tall, vast, wide |
| derivation: |
largeness (n.) |
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