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Giant ˈdʒaɪənt Step Adjective Bre Crab Giant Size Box
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BrE / ˈdʒaɪənt / NAmE / ˈdʒaɪənt / |
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- a giant crab
- a giant-size box of tissues
- a giant step towards achieving independence
- giant clams may grow to be a metre long.
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giant(adjective)BrE / ˈdʒaɪənt / NAmE / ˈdʒaɪənt / - very large; much larger or more important than similar things usually are
- a giant crab
- a giant-size box of tissues
- a giant step towards achieving independence
Extra Examples- Giant clams may grow to be a metre long.
- The agreement was hailed as a giant step towards an era of peace and reconciliation.
- The market is controlled by giant corporations which function as monopolies.
Word Origin- Middle English geant (with the first syllable later influenced by Latin gigant-), from Old French, via Latin from Greek gigas, gigant-.
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