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/lɑːdʒ/

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Translation

Big in size or amount; more than usual.

Word origin

Comes through Old French from the Latin word largus, meaning plentiful or wide.

Origin
Latin
Root
largus

Examples

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"Large" shows the house is big in size.

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Here "large" means the number was more than usual.

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"Large" shows the coffee was a big size.

"Large" means big in size or amount. A large room takes up a lot of space, and a large number is a high one. It means much the same as "big", but often sounds a little more formal. The opposite is "small".

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This word is part of lesson 19.