Grand

  • 81grand — 1. a, grand, o adj. et n. grande 2. grand n. grand père, grand mère. « Que res, que res jamai lou sache, lou devine, subre tóuti ma grand ! » Th. Aubanel. voir consequent, gròs …

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  • 82grand — /grænd/ adjective important ♦ grand plan or grand strategy a major plan ● They explained their grand plan for redeveloping the factory site. ■ noun one thousand pounds or dollars (informal) ● They offered him fifty grand for the information. ●… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 83grand — adjective 1) a grand hotel Syn: magnificent, imposing, impressive, awe inspiring, splendid, resplendent, majestic, monumental, palatial, stately; Brit. upmarket; N.Amer. upscale; informal fancy, posh; Brit.; informal swish 2) …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 84grand — /grænd/ adjective important ♦ grand plan or grand strategy a major plan ● They explained their grand plan for redeveloping the factory site. ■ noun one thousand pounds or dollars (informal) ● They offered him fifty grand for the information …

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  • 85Grand M — Place Flandres Dunkerque (Montpellier) Une résidence en construction aux abords du Grand M (2006) …

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  • 86Grand — Recorded as Grant, Grand, Le Grand, and Legrand, this is an Anglo Scottish, Belgian and French surname. It has two possible origins. The first is early French, and introduced into the British Isles at the time of the famous Norman Conquest of… …

    Surnames reference

  • 87grand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. large, impressive, magnificent, stately, majestic; pretentious, ostentatious; elegant, lofty. See greatness, ostentation, repute. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sumptuous] Syn. rich, splendid,… …

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  • 88grand — [16] The original Latin word for ‘big’ was magnus (as in magnify, magnitude, etc). However, it also had grandis. This not only denoted great physical size; it also had connotations of moral greatness or sublimity, and in addition often carried… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 89grand — 1) n a thousand pounds or a thousand dol lars. The word originated in the jargon of American sportsmen, gamblers and, later, criminals. It was adopted in the same milieus in Britain by 1950. ► Zackerman rings and this ll make you smile he goes,… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 90grand — adjective 1》 magnificent and imposing.     ↘large, ambitious, or impressive in scope or scale.     ↘dignified, noble, or proud. 2》 of chief importance.     ↘of the highest rank (used especially in official titles).     ↘Law (of a crime) serious.… …

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