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grand.

Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɹænd/Received-Pronunciation[ˈɡɹʷænd] ~ [ɡɹʷand]Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɹand/British, Midlands, Southern, Standard[ɡɹʷand]British, Midlands, Southern, Standard
  1. Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional

    augmentative
    among the grandest orchestras of our time
    The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.
  2. Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional Of a large size or extent; great.

    augmentative
    a grand mountain
    a grand army
  3. Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.

    augmentative
    a grand monarch
    a grand view
  4. 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.

    augmentative
    a grand lodge
    a grand vizier
  5. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).

    grandfather, grandson, grand-child
  6. Fine; lovely.

    Ireland · Northern-England · colloquial
    A cup of tea? That'd be grand.
  7. 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.

noun/ˈɡɹænd/Received-Pronunciation[ˈɡɹʷænd] ~ [ɡɹʷand]Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɹand/British, Midlands, Southern, Standard[ɡɹʷand]British, Midlands, Southern, Standard
  1. A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)

  2. A thousand RPM.

    colloquial
  3. 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.

noun/ˈɡɹænd/Received-Pronunciation[ˈɡɹʷænd] ~ [ɡɹʷand]Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɹand/British, Midlands, Southern, Standard[ɡɹʷand]British, Midlands, Southern, Standard
  1. A grandparent or grandchild.

Where this word comes from

From granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, etc.

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