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grand
Pronunciation: (grand), [key]
—adj., grand•er, grand•est,
—n., pl. grands for 13, grand for 14.
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adj.
1. impressive in size, appearance, or general effect:
grand mountain scenery.
2. stately, majestic, or dignified:
In front of an audience her manner is grand and regal.
3. highly ambitious or idealistic:
grand ideas for bettering the political situation.
4. magnificent or splendid:
a grand palace.
5. noble or revered:
a grand old man.
6. highest, or very high, in rank or official dignity:
a grand potentate.
7. main or principal; chief:
the grand ballroom.
8. of great importance, distinction, or pretension:
a man used to entertaining grand personages.
9. complete or comprehensive:
a grand total.
10. pretending to grandeur, as a result of minor success, good fortune, etc.; conceited:
Jane is awfully grand since she got promoted.
11. first-rate; very good; splendid:
to have a grand time; to feel grand.
12. Music.written on a large scale or for a large ensemble:
a grand fugue.
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n.
1. See
grand piano.
2. Informal.an amount equal to a thousand dollars:
The cops found most of the loot, but they're still missing about five grand. grand-
a combining form used in genealogical terminology meaning “one generation more remote”:
grandfather; grandnephew. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
