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great

Pronunciation: /ɡræ͜ɑːt/

“great” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. great, massive
  2. tall
  3. thick; stout
  4. coarse

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“big in size, coarse, coarse grained”), from *gʰer- (“to rub, grind, remove”). Cognate with Old Saxon grōt (“large, thick, coarse, stour”), Old High German grōz (“large, thick, coarse”), Old English grot (“particle”). More at groat.

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