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large / lärj/ • adj. 1. of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity: the concert attracted large crowds. ∎ of greater size than the ordinary, esp. with reference to a size of clothing or to the size of a packaged commodity: the sweater comes in small, medium, and large sizes. 2. of wide range or scope: we can afford to take a larger view of the situation. 3. Sailing another term for free (sense 8). • adv. Sailing another term for free (sense 2). PHRASES: at large 1. (esp. of a criminal or dangerous animal) at liberty; escaped or not yet captured: the fugitive was still at large. 2. as a whole; in general: there has been a loss of community values in society at large. 3. (also at-large) in a general way; without particularizing: the magazine's editor at large. in large measure (or part) to a great extent: the success of the conference was due in large part to its organizers.DERIVATIVES: large·ness n. larg·ish / -jish/ adj. (usu. in sense 1). |
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"large." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "large." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-large.html "large." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-large.html |
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large, a point of sailing where the sheets which control the sails in a sailing vessel can be eased well away to make the most of a quartering wind. In square-rigged ships it was the point where studding sails would draw if set. The term does not refer to a wind from dead astern but to one from abaft the beam. To sail large, to ease away the sheets and sail further off the wind. By and large, to sail a vessel near the wind but not fully on it.
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"large." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "large." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-large.html "large." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-large.html |
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large †liberal, generous XII; †ample; wide in range or capacity XIII; †broad XIV; great, big XV. —(O)F. large (now ‘broad, wide’) :- L. larga, fem. of largus abundant, bountiful.
So largess †liberality XIII; liberal bestowal of gifts XIV. largo (mus.) slow and dignified; movement so marked. XVII. — It., ‘broad’. |
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T. F. HOAD. "large." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "large." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-large.html T. F. HOAD. "large." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-large.html |
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large •barge, charge, enlarge, large, marge, raj, reportage, sarge, sparge, Swaraj, taj, undercharge
•turbocharge • countercharge
•cover charge • surcharge
•camouflage • espionage
•barrage, garage
•massage • dressage • sabotage
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"large." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "large." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-large.html "large." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-large.html |
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