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2 : a study of what is to be preferred and what avoided in inflection and syntax

3 : speech or writing evaluated according to its conformity to grammatical rules

— gram·mar·i·an noun

— gram·mat·i·cal adjective

— gram·mat·i·cal·ly adverb

grammar school noun 1 : a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college; also : a British college preparatory school

2 : a school intermediate between the primary grades and high school

3 : ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

gramme chiefly British variant of GRAM

gram·o·phone noun : PHONOGRAPH

gra·na·ry noun, plural -ries 1 : a storehouse for grain

2 : a region producing grain in abundance

1grand adjective 1 : higher in rank or importance : FOREMOST, CHIEF

2 : large and striking in size, scope, extent, or conception

3 : covering or intended to cover all items, costs, or services : COMPLETE

4 : MAGNIFICENT, SPLENDID

5 : showing wealth or high social standing

6 : fine or imposing in appearance or impression : IMPRESSIVE, STATELY

7 : very good : FINE

Synonyms

[1] chief, dominant, first, foremost, key, main, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primary, principal—more at FOREMOST

[2] august, baronial, gallant, glorious, grandiose, heroic, imposing, magnificent, majestic, monumental, noble, proud, regal, royal, splendid, stately; also colossal, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, tremendous; kingly, lordly, princely, queenly; awful, awesome, cosmic, sublime, wondrous; formidable, impressive, prepossessing, redoubtable; marvelous, superb, terrific, wonderful; extravagant, lavish, luxurious, opulent, sumptuous; gorgeous, resplendent; extraordinary, remarkable, sensational, striking; celestial, divine, heavenly

Antonyms

humble, unheroic, unimposing, unimpressive

[2] big, considerable, goodly, great, large, outsize, oversize, sizable, substantial

[3] complete, comprehensive, entire, full, intact, integral, perfect, plenary, total, whole—more at COMPLETE

[5] aristocratic, genteel, gentle, highborn, noble, patrician, wellborn—more at NOBLE

2grand noun, plural grand slang

: a thousand dollars

gran·dam or gran·dame noun : an old woman

grand·child noun : a child of one's son or daughter

grand·daugh·ter noun : a daughter of one's son or daughter

grande dame noun, plural grandes dames : a usu. elderly woman of great prestige or ability

gran·dee noun : a high-ranking Spanish or Portuguese nobleman

Synonyms

aristocrat, gentleman, noble, patrician—more at GENTLEMAN

gran·deur noun 1 : the quality or state of being grand : MAGNIFICENCE

2 : something that is grand

Synonyms

augustness, brilliance, glory, grandness, magnificence, majesty, nobility, nobleness, resplendence, splendor, stateliness—more at MAGNIFICENCE

grand·fa·ther noun : the father of one's father or mother; also : ANCESTOR

Synonyms

ancestor, father, forebear, forefather—more at ANCESTOR

grandfather clock noun : a tall clock that stands on the floor

gran·dil·o·quence noun : pompous eloquence

Synonyms

bombast, gas, hot air, rhetoric, wind—more at RHETORIC

gran·dil·o·quent adjective : marked by a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality esp. in language

Synonyms

florid, flowery, high-flown, highfalutin—more at FLOWERY

bombastic, gaseous, oratorical, rhetorical, windy—more at RHETORICAL

gran·di·ose adjective : impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur : IMPOSING; also : affectedly splendid

— gran·di·ose·ly adverb

Synonyms

august, baronial, gallant, glorious, grand, heroic, imposing, magnificent, majestic, monumental, noble, proud, regal, royal, splendid, stately—more at GRAND

affected, highfalutin, ostentatious, pompous, pretentious—more at PRETENTIOUS

gran·di·os·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being grandiose

grand jury noun : a jury that examines accusations of crime against persons and makes formal charges on which the persons are later tried

grand·ly adverb : in a grand manner

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