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[ɡrand], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style
(e.g: a grand country house)
- denoting the largest or most important item of its kind
(e.g: the grand entrance)
- very good or enjoyable; excellent
(e.g: we had a grand day)
- (in names of family relationships) denoting one generation removed in ascent or descent
(e.g: a grand-niece)
Phrases:
- grand old man
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French grant, grand, from Latin grandis ‘full-grown, big, great’. The original uses were to denote family relationships (grand, following Old French usage) and as a title (the Grand, translating Old French le Grand); hence the senses ‘of the highest rank’, ‘of great importance’
[ɡrand], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thousand dollars or pounds
(e.g: he gets thirty-five grand a year)
- a grand piano
Phrases:
- grand old man
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French grant, grand, from Latin grandis ‘full-grown, big, great’. The original uses were to denote family relationships (grand, following Old French usage) and as a title (the Grand, translating Old French le Grand); hence the senses ‘of the highest rank’, ‘of great importance’
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