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  • 21large|ly — «LAHRJ lee», adverb. 1. to a great extent; mainly: »Success depends largely on working hard. A desert consists largely of sand. 2. much; in great quantity: »When Simon and his sons had drunk largely (I Maccabees 16:16) …

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  • 22quantity — Number of units or lots of a futures contract. Sometimes also called size. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * quantity quan‧ti‧ty [ˈkwɒntti ǁ ˈkwɑːn ] noun quantities PLURALFORM 1. [countable] an amount of something that can be counted… …

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  • 23quantity */*/ — UK [ˈkwɒntətɪ] / US [ˈkwɑntətɪ] noun Word forms quantity : singular quantity plural quantities Metaphor: Changes in quantities and amounts are like movements up and down. People think of large quantities as being in a high position and small… …

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  • 24quantity — n. amount 1) a considerable, large; negligible, small; sufficient quantity 2) in (large) quantities factor 3) an unknown quantity * * * [ kwɒntɪtɪ] large negligible small sufficient quantity [ amount ] a considerable [ factor ] an unknown… …

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  • 25quantity — quan|ti|ty [ kwantəti ] noun ** uncount the amount of something: They monitor both the quantity and the quality of materials used. a. count or uncount a particular amount of something: Saturated fats can be bad for your health if consumed in… …

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  • 26Quantity numbers — ◊ GRAMMAR Quantities and amounts of things are often referred to using numbers. See entries at ↑ Numbers and fractions and ↑ Measurements. ◊ general determiners You can use general determiners such as some , any , all , every , and much to talk… …

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  • 27quantity numbers — ◊ GRAMMAR Quantities and amounts of things are often referred to using numbers. See entries at ↑ Numbers and fractions and ↑ Measurements. ◊ general determiners You can use general determiners such as some , any , all , every , and much to talk… …

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  • 28quantity — noun 1 (C) also quantities (plural) an amount of something that can be counted or measured (+ of): microscopic quantities of heroin 2 (U) amount (+ in): Your work has improved in quantity and quality this term. 3 also quantities (plural) a large… …

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  • 29large indefinite amount — noun an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude • Syn: ↑large indefinite quantity • Hypernyms: ↑indefinite quantity • Hyponyms: ↑chunk, ↑busload, ↑barrels, ↑ …

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  • 30large indefinite quantity — noun an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude • Syn: ↑large indefinite amount • Hypernyms: ↑indefinite quantity • Hyponyms: ↑chunk, ↑busload, ↑barrels, ↑ …

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