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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

L'ARGE, a larj. [L. largus; Gr. wide, copious, and perhaps with floor.]
1. Big; of great size; bulky; as a large body; a large horse or ox; a large mountain; a large tree; a large ship.
2. Wide; extensive; as a large field or plain; a large extent of territory.
3. Extensive or populous; containing many inhabitants; as a large city or town.
4. Abundant; plentiful; ample; as a large supply of provisions.
5. Copious; diffusive.
I might be very large on the importance and advantages of education.
6. In seamen's language, the wind is large when it crosses the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction, particularly on the beam or quarter.
7. Wide; consisting of much water; as a large river.
8. Liberal; of a great amount; as a large donation.
1. At large, without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large; to be left at large.
2. Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse on a subject at large.
L'ARGE, n. Formerly, a musical note equal to four breves.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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" [syn: large, big] [ant: little, small]
2: fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations"
3: ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" [syn: bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid]
4: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" [syn: big, large, magnanimous]
5: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn: big, large, prominent]
6: having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"
7: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with child] n
1: a garment size for a large person adv
1: at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)
2: with the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large"
3: in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" [syn: boastfully, vauntingly, big, large]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective (larger; largest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, broad, wide, generous, from Latin largus generous, plentiful Date: 12th century 1. obsolete lavish 2. obsolete a. ample, abundant b. extensive, broad 3. a. having more than usual capacity or scope ; comprehensive <take the large view> <will take a larger role in the negotiations> b. powerful, forceful c. very successful or popular <a large rock band> 4. a. exceeding most other things of like kind especially in quantity or size ; big b. dealing in great numbers or quantities <a large and highly profitable business> 5. obsolete a. of language or expression coarse, vulgar b. lax in conduct ; loose 6. of a wind favorable 7. extravagant, boastful <large talk> • largeness noun • largish adjective II. adverb Date: 14th century 1. obsolete in abundance ; amply, liberally 2. with the wind abaft the beam 3. in a large manner ; extravagantly <living large> III. noun Date: 14th century 1. obsolete liberality, generosity 2. slang a thousand dollars

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of considerable or relatively great size or extent. 2 of the larger kind (the large intestine). 3 of wide range; comprehensive. 4 pursuing an activity on a large scale (large farmer). --n. (at large) 1 at liberty. 2 as a body or whole (popular with the people at large). 3 (of a narration etc.) at full length and with all details. 4 without a specific target (scatters insults at large). 5 US representing a whole area and not merely a part of it (congressman at large). Phrases and idioms: in large on a large scale. large as life see LIFE. large-minded liberal; not narrow-minded. larger than life see LIFE. large-scale made or occurring on a large scale or in large amounts. Derivatives: largeness n. largish adj. Etymology: ME f. OF f. fem. of L largus copious

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Large Large, n. (Mus.) A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Large Large, a. [Compar. Larger; superl. Largest.] [F., fr. L. largus. Cf. Largo.] 1. Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city. Note: For linear dimensions, and mere extent, great, and not large, is used as a qualifying word; as, great length, breadth, depth; a great distance; a great height. 2. Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions. We hare yet large day. --Milton. 3. Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse. I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education. -- Felton. 4. Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart. 5. Free; unembarrassed. [Obs.] Of burdens all he set the Paynims large. --Fairfax. 6. Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language. [Obs.] ``Some large jests he will make.'' --Shak. 7. Prodigal in expending; lavish. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 8. (Naut.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter. At large. (a) Without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large; to be left at large. (b) Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse on a subject at large. Common at large. See under Common, n. Electors at large, Representative at large, electors, or a representative, as in Congress, chosen to represent the whole of a State, in distinction from those chosen to represent particular districts in a State. [U. S.] To give, go, run, or sail large (Naut.), to have the wind crossing the direction of a vessel's course in such a way that the sails feel its full force, and the vessel gains its highest speed. See Large, a., 8. Syn: Big; bulky; huge; capacious; comprehensive; ample; abundant; plentiful; populous; copious; diffusive; liberal.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Large Large, adv. Freely; licentiously. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(larger, largest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A large thing or person is greater in size than usual or average. The Pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes... In the largest room about a dozen children and seven adults are sitting on the carpet... He was a large man with thick dark hair. = big ? small ADJ 2. A large amount or number of people or things is more than the average amount or number. The gang finally fled with a large amount of cash and jewellery... There are a large number of centres where you can take full-time courses... The figures involved are truly very large. ? small ADJ 3. A large organization or business does a lot of work or commercial activity and employs a lot of people. ...a large company in Chicago... Many large organizations run courses for their employees. = big ? small ADJ 4. Large is used to indicate that a problem or issue which is being discussed is very important or serious. ...the already large problem of under-age drinking... There's a very large question about the viability of the newspaper. = serious ADJ: usu ADJ n 5. You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned. I think the chances of getting reforms accepted by the community at large remain extremely remote... = in general PHRASE: n PHR 6. If you say that a dangerous person, thing, or animal is at large, you mean that they have not been captured or made safe. The man who tried to have her killed is still at large. = free PHRASE: v-link PHR 7. You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true. By and large, the papers greet the government's new policy document with a certain amount of scepticism. = on the whole PHRASE: PHR with cl 8. to a large extent: see extent larger than life: see life in large measure: see measure

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Big, great, bulky, huge, immense, vast, of great size. 2. Extensive, expanded, spacious, broad, wide. 3. Abundant, plentiful, ample, full, copious, liberal. 4. Capacious, comprehensive. 5. Comprehensive, broad, wide, liberal, generous.

Moby Thesaurus

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