Large (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective, larg·er, larg·est.
  1. of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
  2. on a great scale: a large producer of kitchen equipment.
  3. of great scope or range; extensive; broad.
  4. grand or pompous: a man given to large, bombastic talk.
  5. (of a map, model, etc.) representing the features of the original with features of its own that are relatively large so that great detail may be shown.
  6. famous; successful; important: He's very large in financial circles.
  7. generous; bountiful; lavish.
  8. Obsolete.
    • unrestrained in the use of language; gross; improper.
    • unrestrained in behavior or manner; uninhibited.
  9. free (def. 33).
noun
  1. the longest note in mensural notation.
  2. generosity; bounty.
adverb
  1. with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully.
Idioms
  1. at large,
    • free from restraint or confinement; at liberty:The murderer is still at large.
    • to a considerable extent; at length: to treat a subject at large.
    • as a whole; in general: the country at large.
    • representing the whole of a state, district, or body rather than one division or part of it: a delegate at large.
    • having a general, as opposed to a specific, role in an organization or project: She’s the magazine’s editor-at-large.
  2. on a large scale; from a broad point of view: a problem seen in large.
adjective
  1. having a relatively great size, quantity, extent, etc; big
  2. of wide or broad scope, capacity, or range; comprehensive
  3. having or showing great breadth of understanding
  4. (of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction
  5. overblown; pretentious
  6. generous
  7. (of manners and speech) gross; rude
noun
  1. at large
    • (esp of a dangerous criminal or wild animal) free; not confined
    • roaming freely, as in a foreign country
    • as a whole; in general
    • in full detail; exhaustively
    • ambassador-at-large See ambassador (def. 4)
  2. as a totality or on a broad scale
adverb
  1. with the wind blowing from a favourable direction
  2. by and large
    • generally; as a rule
    • towards and away from the wind
  3. to be very prominent or important
Large (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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