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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  great
       adj 1: relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than
              others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great
              multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a
              great ocean liner"; "a great delay"
       2: more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry"
       3: (used of persons) standing above others in character or
          attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor";
          "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman" [syn: distinguished,
           eminent]
       4: of major significance or importance; "a great work of art";
          "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th
          century" [syn: outstanding]
       5: remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or
          effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the
          outcome"
       6: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a
          great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn:
           bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy,
           keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up,
           swell, smashing]
       7: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval
          manuscripts are in majuscule script" [syn: capital, majuscule]
       8: marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports
          fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" [syn: avid, eager,
           zealous]
       9: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child";
          "was great with child" [syn: big(p), enceinte, expectant,
           gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with
          child(p)]

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