Definition of Large

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Definition of Large

Large

Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.

Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.

Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.

Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart.

Free; unembarrassed.

Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language.

Prodigal in expending; lavish.

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.

Freely; licentiously.

A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.

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Large Quotations

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.
Thomas Jefferson

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.
Thomas Jefferson

Public behavior is merely private character writ large.
Stephen Covey

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
Albert Einstein

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
Albert Einstein

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
Albert Einstein

One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.
Barack Obama

Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.
Mark Twain

Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.
C. S. Lewis

By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
George Carlin

Large Translations

large in Afrikaans is groot
large in Danish is stor
large in Dutch is groot
large in Finnish is iso
large in French is grand, mailloche
large in Italian is grande, ampio
large in Latin is magnus maior maximus, amplus
large in Norwegian is utstrakt, stor
large in Portuguese is grande
large in Spanish is anchuroso, gran, grande
large in Swedish is stor

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