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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. |
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Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions. |
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Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse. |
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Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad
sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind
and heart. |
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Free; unembarrassed. |
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Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language. |
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Prodigal in expending; lavish. |
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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. |
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Freely; licentiously. |
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A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four
breves, or eight semibreves. |
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