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large-scale

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large-scale (lärjskl)
adj.
1. Large in scope or extent.
2. Drawn or made large to show detail.

large-scale
adj
1. wide-ranging or extensive
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) (of maps and models) constructed or drawn to a big scale
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Adj.1.large-scale - unusually large in scope; "a large-scale attack on AIDS is needed"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
2.large-scale - constructed or drawn to a big scale; "large-scale maps"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

large-scale
adjective wide-ranging, global, sweeping, broad, wide, vast, extensive, wholesale, far-reaching a large-scale military operation
Translations
large-scale [ˈlɑːdʒˈskeɪl] ADJa or en gran escala
large-scale [ˈlɑːdʒˈskeɪl] adj (map, drawing) → a grande scala; (reforms, business activities) → su vasta or larga scala
large-scale [ˈlɑːdʒˈskeɪl] adj (map, drawing) → a grande scala; (reforms, business activities) → su vasta or larga scala


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