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great  (grt)
adj. great·er, great·est
1. Very large in size.
2. Larger in size than others of the same kind.
3. Large in quantity or number: A great throng awaited us. See Synonyms at large.
4. Extensive in time or distance: a great delay.
5. Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent: a great crisis.
6. Of outstanding significance or importance: a great work of art.
7. Chief or principal: the great house on the estate.
8. Superior in quality or character; noble: "For he was great, ere fortune made him so" (John Dryden).
9. Powerful; influential: one of the great nations of the West.
10. Eminent; distinguished: a great leader.
11. Grand; aristocratic.
12. Informal Enthusiastic: a great lover of music.
13. Informal Very skillful: great at algebra.
14. Informal Very good; first-rate: We had a great time at the dance.
15. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination: a great-granddaughter.
16. Archaic Pregnant.
n.
1. pl. greats or great One that is great: a composer considered among the greats.
2. Music
a. A division of most pipe organs, usually containing the most powerful ranks of pipes.
b. A similar division of other organs.
adv. Informal
Very well: got along great with the teacher.
[Middle English grete, from Old English grat, thick, coarse.]
greatly adv.
greatness n.
greatest [ˈgreɪtɪst]
adj
the superlative of great
n
the greatest Slang an exceptional person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.greatest - highest in quality
sterling, superlative
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
Translations
greatest [ˈgreɪtɪst] ADJ SUPERL of great → el mayor, la mayor
Ireland's greatest living poet → el mayor poeta vivo de Irlanda
with the greatest difficulty → con suma dificultad
he's the greatest! → ¡es el mejor!
greatest
adj superl of great → größte(r, s); with the greatest (of) pleasure → mit dem größten Vergnügen
n he’s the greatest (inf) → er ist der Größte; it’s the greatest (inf) → das ist das Größte (sl), → das ist einsame Klasse (inf)
greatest [ˈgreɪtɪst] adj (great (superl of)) → il/la più grande
he's the greatest! (fam) → è grande!
greatest [ˈgreɪtɪst] adj (great (superl of)) → il/la più grande
he's the greatest! (fam) → è grande!


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THE Republic of Plato is the longest of his works with the exception of the Laws, and is certainly the greatest of them.
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He had the effect of taking me into the great world, and making me a party to his splendid indifference to titles, and even to royalties; and I could not see that sham for sham he was unwittingly the greatest sham of all.
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He threw me into the greatest confusion by laughing heartily and replying in a very sprightly manner, "No, to be sure; you're right.
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