English Explanatory Dictionary

greater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. comparative form of great: more great
adj
  1. Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.
  2. In the names of places or geographic features:
  3. The larger geographic or administrative area that encompasses or belongs to a place (especially if both share the same name).
  4. Including the surrounding urban areas and conurbation (of a city or other large settlement).
  5. Referring to a state at its fullest historical (or desired future) extent including colonies, annexed land, etc.

Pronunciation

grā'tə /ˈɡɹeɪtə/ /ˈɡɹeɪtɚ/ [ˈɡɹeɪɾɚ] Greater-pronunciation-us.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-greater.wav

Word forms

greater

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Antonyms

lesser

Related words

greatest

Derived words

Greater Accra greater adjutant Greater Adria greater alar cartilage Greater Antilles greater argentine greater argonaut Greater Armenia greater bamboo lemur Greater Bendigo greater big-footed mouse greater bilby greater black-backed gull Greater Britain greater capybara Greater Caucasus greater celandine Greater China greater crested tern greater evil greater flamingo greater fool theory greater galago greater galangal Greater Geelong Greater Geraldton Greater German Reich greater glider greater good greater green leafbird Greater Hebrides Greater Iran Greater Israel greater kudu Greater London Greater Manchester Greater Middle East Greater Minnesota Greater Mongolia greater mouse-eared bat greater multangular Greater Napanee greater occipital nerve greater of two evils greater omentum greater one-horned rhinoceros greater palatine artery greater petrosal nerve greater plantain Greater Poland greater prairie chicken greater rhea greater roadrunner greater sac greater sandplover greater saphenous vein greater scaup Greater Shepparton greater short-toed lark greater siren
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