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grand

  [grand] adjective, grand⋅er, grand⋅est, noun, plural grands for 13, grand for 14.
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–adjective
1. impressive in size, appearance, or general effect: grand mountain scenery.
2. stately, majestic, or dignified: In front of an audience her manner is grand and regal.
3. highly ambitious or idealistic: grand ideas for bettering the political situation.
4. magnificent or splendid: a grand palace.
5. noble or revered: a grand old man.
6. highest, or very high, in rank or official dignity: a grand potentate.
7. main or principal; chief: the grand ballroom.
8. of great importance, distinction, or pretension: a man used to entertaining grand personages.
9. complete or comprehensive: a grand total.
10. pretending to grandeur, as a result of minor success, good fortune, etc.; conceited: Jane is awfully grand since she got promoted.
11. first-rate; very good; splendid: to have a grand time; to feel grand.
12. Music. written on a large scale or for a large ensemble: a grand fugue.
–noun
13. grand piano.
14. Informal. an amount equal to a thousand dollars: The cops found most of the loot, but they're still missing about five grand.
Origin:
1350–1400; 1920–25 for def. 14; ME gra(u)nd, gra(u)nt < OF grant, grand < L grand- (s. of grandis) great, large full-grown

Related forms:
grandly, adverb
grandness, noun

Synonyms:
2. princely, regal, royal, exalted. 4. great, large, palatial; brilliant, superb. 9. inclusive.

Antonyms:
1. insignificant. 2. modest, unassuming. 3. small; mean. 7. minor.
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grand-

 
a combining form used in genealogical terminology meaning “one generation more remote”: grandfather; grandnephew.
Origin:
special use of grand

Ham⋅il⋅ton

  [ham-uhl-tuhn]
–noun
1. Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.
2. Alice, 1869–1970, U.S. physician, educator, and toxicologist.
3. Edith, 1867–1963, U.S. classical scholar and writer.
4. Lady Emma, (Amy, or Emily, Lyon), 1765?–1815, mistress of Viscount Nelson.
5. Sir Ian Standish Mon⋅teith  [mon-teeth] , 1853–1947, British general.
6. Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher.
7. Sir William Rowan  [roh-uhn] , 1805–65, Irish mathematician and astronomer.
8. former name of Churchill River.
9. Also called Grand River. a river flowing E through S Labrador into the Atlantic. 600 mi. (965 km).
10. Mount, a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4209 ft. (1283 m).
11. a seaport in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario. 312,003.
12. a city on central North Island, in New Zealand. 154,606.
13. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 107,178; 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
14. a city in this district, SE of Glasgow. 46,376.
15. a city in SW Ohio. 63,189.
16. a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda. 3000.
17. a male given name.

Grand River

 
–noun
1. former name of the Colorado River above its junction with the Green River in SE Utah.
2. a river in SW Michigan, flowing W to Lake Michigan. 260 mi. (420 km) long.
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grand   (grānd)   
adj.   grand·er, grand·est

  1. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent; magnificent: The bridge that crosses the bay is a grand structure.

    1. Rich and sumptuous: A grand meal was laid before them.

    2. Of a solemn, stately, or splendid nature.

    3. Dignified or noble in appearance or effect: a grand old face that bespeaks suffering but not defeat.

    4. Noble or admirable in conception or intent: a grand purpose.

    5. Lofty or sublime in character: a speech delivered in the grand style of the great orators.

    1. Dignified or noble in appearance or effect: a grand old face that bespeaks suffering but not defeat.

    2. Noble or admirable in conception or intent: a grand purpose.

    3. Lofty or sublime in character: a speech delivered in the grand style of the great orators.

  4. Wonderful or very pleasing: had a grand time.

  5. Having higher rank than others of the same category: a grand admiral.

  6. Having more importance than others; principal: the grand ballroom of a hotel.

  7. Of a haughty or pretentious nature.

  8. Including or covering all units or aspects: the grand total.

n.  

  1. A grand piano.

  2. pl. grand Slang A thousand dollars: sold the car for six grand.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin grandis.]
grand'ly adv., grand'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean strikingly large in size, scope, or extent. Both grand and magnificent apply to what is physically or aesthetically impressive. Grand implies dignity, sweep, or eminence: a grand hotel lobby with marble floors.
Magnificent suggests splendor, sumptuousness, and grandeur: a magnificent cathedral.
Imposing describes what impresses by virtue of its size, bearing, or power: mountain peaks of imposing height.
Stately refers principally to what is dignified and handsome: a stately oak.
Majestic suggests lofty dignity or nobility: the majestic Alps.
August describes what inspires solemn reverence or awe: the august presence of royalty.
Grandiose often suggests pretentiousness, affectation, or pompousness: grandiose ideas.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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

grand 
1125, from Anglo-Fr. graunt, from O.Fr. grant, grand, from L. grandis "big, great," also "full-grown" (cognate with Gk. brenthueothai "to swagger"). It supplanted magnus in Romance languages; in Eng. with a special sense of "imposing." The connotations of "moral greatness, sublimity," etc., were in Latin. As a general term of admiration, 1816. The noun meaning "thousand dollars" is first recorded in Amer.Eng. underworld slang, 1915, from the adj.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: grand
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being a crime involving the theft of money or property valued at over a set amount grand embezzlement> —see also grand larceny at LARCENY grand theft at THEFT —compare PETTY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Hamilton Ham·il·ton (hām'əl-tən), Alice. 1869-1970.

American toxicologist and physician known for her research on occupational poisons and her book Industrial Poisons in the United States (1925).

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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