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big' league'

1. Sports.See major league.
2. Often, big leagues. Informal.the area of greatest competition, highest achievement or rewards, etc.: He's a local politician who isn't ready for the big league.

big-league

Pronunciation: (big'lēg'), [key]
—adj.
1. Sports.of or belonging to a major league: a big-league pitcher.
2. Informal.among the largest, foremost, etc., of its kind: the big-league steel companies.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

bigleaf maple

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