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great

/ɡˈɹeɪt/GRAYT
/ɡˈɹeɪt/GRAYT

Meaningbig, thick, coarse

Common meaning: very large or important

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgreatsource
  2. Middle Englishgretsource
  3. Englishgreat‘very large or important’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English great ‘big, thick, coarse’.

Roots

  • great Old English “big, thick, coarse”

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