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Grand vs. Grandeur

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Grandadjective

Of a large size or extent; great

‘a grand mountain’; ‘a grand army’; ‘a grand mistake’;

Grandeurnoun

The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.

Grandadjective

Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.

‘a grand monarch’; ‘a grand view’; ‘His simple vision has transformed into something far more grand.’;

Grandeurnoun

Nobility (state of being noble).

Grandadjective

Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.

‘a grand lodge’; ‘a grand vizier’; ‘a grand piano’; ‘The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.’;

Grandeurnoun

Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.

Grandadjective

Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent.

‘grandfather, grandson, grand-child’;

Grandeurnoun

The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action.

‘Nor doth this grandeur and majestic showOf luxury . . . allure mine eye.’;

Grandadjective

Fine; lovely.

‘A cup of tea? That'd be grand.’;

Grandeurnoun

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

Grandnoun

A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. Compare G.

Grandeurnoun

the quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct

Grandnoun

(musical instruments) A grand piano

Grandnoun

A grandparent or grandchild.

Grandadjective

Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake.

‘Making so bold . . . to unsealTheir grand commission.’;

Grandadjective

Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.

‘They are the highest models of expression, the unapproachedmasters of the grand style.’;

Grandadjective

Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.

Grandadjective

Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; - generalIy used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.

‘What causeMov'd our grand parents, in that happy state,Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall offFrom their Creator.’;

Grandnoun

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

Grandnoun

a piano with the strings on a harp-shaped frame; usually supported by 3 legs

Grandadjective

impressive in scale;

‘an expansive lifestyle’; ‘in the grand manner’;

Grandadjective

of or befitting a lord;

‘heir to a lordly fortune’; ‘of august lineage’;

Grandadjective

impressive in size or scope;

‘heroic undertakings’;

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