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  1. 1. superl. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. Source: opted
  2. 2. superl. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. superl. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. superl. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. of or befitting a lord Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. ostentatiously rich and superior in quality Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers Source: wordnet
  9. 9. adj. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style Source: wordnet
  10. 10. adj. large and impressive in physical size or extent Source: wordnet
  11. 11. adj. the most important and magnificent in adornment Source: wordnet
  12. 12. adj. used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person Source: wordnet

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