large
/lɑɹd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.39 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
adj
That is large (the manufactured size).
adj
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.
noun
An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps."
- "We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke."
- "Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week"
- "Test large, cylindrical, early portion closely coiled and always completely involute, later and larger portion uncoiled[…]"
- "The largest age group for volunteers was 35-44, the CNCS survey said, and volunteers were most likely to be parents with children under 18."
- "We have yet large day."
Etymology
From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”), of uncertain ultimate origin; see there for more. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: large, larga
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /lɑɹd͡ʒ/
- British English: /lɑːd͡ʒ/