Large
Definition of Large
Pronunciation: lärj a. | 1. | Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; - opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city. | | 2. | Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.We have yet large day. - Milton. | | 3. | Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse. | | 4. | Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; - said of the mind and heart. | | 5. | Free; unembarrassed. | | 6. | Unrestrained by decorum; - said of language. | | 7. | Prodigal in expending; lavish. | | 8. | (Naut.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; - said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.Common at large | See under Common, n. |
| adv. | 1. | Freely; licentiously. | n. | 1. | (Mus.) A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves. |
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