grand.
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
Meaning & usage
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
among the grandest orchestras of our time
The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional Of a large size or extent; great.
a grand mountain
a grand army
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
a grand monarch
a grand view
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
a grand lodge
a grand vizier
Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
grandfather, grandson, grand-child
Fine; lovely.
A cup of tea? That'd be grand.
Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.
A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
A thousand RPM.
A grand piano
Where this word comes from
From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.
A grandparent or grandchild.
Where this word comes from
From granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, etc.
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