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Jul 4, 2009
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Pronunciation: (vast, väst), [key]
—adj., -er, -est,
—n.

—adj.
1. of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
2. of very great size or proportions; huge; enormous: vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war.
3. very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.: vast sums of money.
4. very great in degree, intensity, etc.: an artisan of vast skill.

—n.
Literary.an immense or boundless expanse or space.

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

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