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Meaning of giant in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈdʒaɪənt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    giant

    Definitions

    1. of great mass

    Examples

    • « huge and bulky »
    • « a jumbo jet »
    • « jumbo shrimp »

    Synonyms

    • large
    • big
  2. Noun

    giant

    Etymology

    Middle English geant (with the first syllable later influenced by Latin gigant-), from Old French, via Latin from Greek gigas, gigant-

    Definitions

    1. any creature of exceptional size
  3. 2. a person of exceptional importance and reputation
  4. 3. an unusually large enterprise

    Examples

    • « Walton built a retail giant »
  5. 4. a very large person

    Examples

    • « impressive in size or qualities »
  6. 5. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  7. 6. an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength

    Examples

    • « appears in folklore and fair tales »
  8. 7. a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)

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