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large

  [lahrj] adjective, larg⋅er, larg⋅est, noun, adverb
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–adjective
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. Obsolete. generous; bountiful; lavish.
8. Obsolete.
a. unrestrained in the use of language; gross; improper.
b. unrestrained in behavior or manner; uninhibited.
9. Nautical. free (def. 33).
–noun
10. Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
11. Obsolete. generosity; bounty.
–adverb
12. Nautical. with the wind free or abaft the beam so that all sails draw fully.
—Idioms
13. at large,
a. free from restraint or confinement; at liberty: The murderer is still at large.
b. to a considerable extent; at length: to treat a subject at large.
c. as a whole; in general: the country at large.
d. Also, at-large. representing the whole of a state, district, or body rather than one division or part of it: a delegate at large.
14. in large, on a large scale; from a broad point of view: a problem seen in large. Also, in the large.
Origin:
1125–75; ME < OF < L larga, fem. of largus ample, generous

Related forms:
largeness, noun

Synonyms:
1. huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, colossal; massive; vast. See great.

Antonyms:
1. small.
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large   (lärj)   
adj.   larg·er, larg·est

  1. Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big.

  2. Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive.

  3. Important; significant: had a large role in the negotiations; a large producer of paper goods.

    1. Understanding and tolerant; liberal: a large and generous spirit.

    2. Of great magnitude or intensity; grand: "a rigid resistance to the large emotions" (Stephen Koch).

    3. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners.

    4. Obsolete Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language.

    1. Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners.

    2. Obsolete Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language.

  6. Nautical Favorable. Used of a wind.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin largus, generous.]
large'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean being notably above the average in size or magnitude: a large sum of money; a big brown barn; a great ocean liner.
Antonym: small
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Cultural Dictionary

at large

A descriptive term for the election of public officials by an entire governmental unit rather than by subdivisions of the unit. For example, a delegate at large does not represent any specific district or locale, but speaks instead for a much wider group of people.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Slang Dictionary
grand

and G; gee; large
  1. n.
    one thousand dollars. : That car probably cost about twenty grand. , You owe me three gees! , He won three large on the slots!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

large 
c.1175, "bountiful," from O.Fr. large "broad, wide," from L. largus "abundant, copious, plentiful, liberal," of unknown origin. Main modern meaning "extensive, big" emerged c.1300. An older sense of "liberated, free" is preserved in at large (1399). Adj. phrase larger-than-life first attested 1937 (bigger than life is from 1641).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

at large

  1. Free, unconfined, especially not confined in prison, as in To our distress, the housebreakers were still at large. [1300s]

  2. At length, fully; also, as a whole, in general. For example, The chairman talked at large about the company's plans for the coming year, or, as Shakespeare wrote in Love's Labour's Lost (1:1): "So to the laws at large I write my name" (that is, I uphold the laws in general). This usage is somewhat less common. [1400s]

  3. Elected to represent an entire group of voters rather than those in a particular district or other segmentfor example, alderman at large, representing all the wards of a city instead of just one, or delegate at large to a labor union convention. [Mid-1700s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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