/ˈdʒaɪənt/
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Translation
A person in old stories who is far bigger and taller than any real person.
Word origin
From Greek gigas, the name of a race of huge beings, through Latin and Old French geant.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- gigas
Grammar
Gender
Pluralgiants
Examples
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A "giant" is a very big person in a story.
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Before a noun, "giant" simply means very big.
, metres .
"A giant of a man" is a way of saying a very large man.
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