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  • 41Grand Seignior — Grand Grand (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. {Grander} (gr[a^]nd [ e]r); superl. {Grandest}.] [OE. grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.] 1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive;… …

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  • 42Grand stand — Grand Grand (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. {Grander} (gr[a^]nd [ e]r); superl. {Grandest}.] [OE. grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.] 1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive;… …

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  • 43Grand vicar — Grand Grand (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. {Grander} (gr[a^]nd [ e]r); superl. {Grandest}.] [OE. grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.] 1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive;… …

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  • 44Grand vizier — Grand Grand (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. {Grander} (gr[a^]nd [ e]r); superl. {Grandest}.] [OE. grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.] 1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive;… …

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  • 45grand´ness — grand «grand», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. large and of fine appearance: »grand mountains. SYNONYM(S): great, lofty. 2. of very high or noble quality; dignified; stately; splendid: »a v …

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  • 46grand´ly — grand «grand», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. large and of fine appearance: »grand mountains. SYNONYM(S): great, lofty. 2. of very high or noble quality; dignified; stately; splendid: »a v …

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  • 47Piano — Pi*an o, Pianoforte Pi*an o*for te, n. [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.) A well known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a… …

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  • 48Grand — may refer to:Places and buildings*Grand, Vosges, village and commune in France with Gallo Roman amphitheatre *Grande, town in Germany *Le Grand, California, census designated place *Grand Olympic Auditorium, hall in Los Angeles *Grand (LACMTA… …

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  • 49grand compounds — Grand, which is derived via French from Latin grandis meaning ‘full grown’, is used in combination with other words to form words denoting (1) rank (grand duke), (2) family relationships involving a gap of more than one generation (grandmother),… …

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  • 50grand — [grand] adj. [ME graunt < OFr grand, grant < L grandis, full grown, great (replacing magnus in LL & Romance languages), prob. < IE base * gwrendh , to swell up > Gr brenthos, pride] 1. higher in rank, status, or dignity than others… …

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