Sekirov Dictionary

grand

/ˈɡɹænd/

adjective 7
noun 4
forms 5
phrases 4

adjective7

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large, beautiful and very impressive to look at
- His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand.
•
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
- The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.
Of a large size or extent; great.
Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
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(Ireland, informal) Fine; lovely.
- A cup of tea? That'd be grand.
Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.

noun4

A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
(informal) A thousand RPM.
A grand piano
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A grandparent or grandchild.
- Once, in Maryland, he met four families of slaves who had all been together for a hundred years: great-grands, grands, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, children. — 1987

forms

grands · grander · more grand · grandest · most grand

Phrases with grand

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