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Greater — may refer to: *Greatness, the state of being great *Greater than, in inequality … Wikipedia
greater — [grāt′ər] adj. [often G ] designating a big city and the cities and towns surrounding it, esp. such an area included in the U.S. census [Greater Cleveland] … English World dictionary
greater — O.E. gryttra, Anglian *gretra; comparative of GREAT (Cf. great) … Etymology dictionary
Greater — /gray teuhr/, adj. designating a city or country and its adjacent area: Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles. [1570 80; GREAT + ER4] * * * (as used in expressions) Greater London Antilles Greater and Lesser Greater Manchester * * * … Universalium
greater — [[t]gre͟ɪtə(r)[/t]] 1) Greater is the comparative of great. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Greater is used with the name of a large city to refer to the city together with the surrounding urban and suburban area. ...Greater London. 3) ADJ: ADJ n Greater is used… … English dictionary
greater — Sometimes a pointer to wordiness, as here: The cost for a 17 year old living in the greater London area ... (Times). In greater London or in the London area says the same thing as in the greater London area, but says it more simply … Dictionary of troublesome word
greater — adjective greater in size or importance or degree (Freq. 46) for the greater good of the community the greater Antilles • Ant: ↑lesser … Useful english dictionary
Greater — Great•er [[t]ˈgreɪ tər[/t]] adj. designating a large city and its adjacent areas: Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles[/ex] • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
Greater — Great Great (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre[ a]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.] 1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greater — adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: comparative of great Date: 1882 consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas that are naturally or administratively connected with it < Greater London > … New Collegiate Dictionary
