/xiˈɣante/
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Translation
giant, huge
Word origin
From Latin gigas, accusative gigantem ('giant'), borrowed from Greek gigas.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- gigantem
- English cognates
- giant, gigantic
Grammar
Femininegigante
Masc pluralgigantes
Fem pluralgigantes
Examples
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I saw a giant tree in the park.
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The giant in the story was very bad.
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We had a huge party on Saturday.
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They had a huge house near the sea.
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It is a giant step for the team.
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