Grander

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grand \Grand\ (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. {Grander}
     (gr[a^]nd"[~e]r); superl. {Grandest}.] [OE. grant, grount,
     OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis
     heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.]
     1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
        relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand


        mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe,
        Satan." --Milton.
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              Making so bold . . . to unseal
              Their grand commission.               --Shak.
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     2. 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.
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              They are the highest models of expression, the
              unapproached
              masters of the grand style.           --M. Arnold.
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     3. 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.
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     4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
        parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
        as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
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              What cause
              Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state,
              Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off
              From their Creator.                   --Milton.
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     {Grand action}, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
        which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
        action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
        
  
     {Grand Army of the Republic}, an organized voluntary
        association of men who served in the Union army or navy
        during the civil war in the United States. The order has
        chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.
  
     {Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
     {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}.
  
     {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
        which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
        increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
        in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
        the instrument.
  
     {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo.
  
     {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}.
  
     {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for
        spectators, at a, race course, etc.
  
     {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
        delegate in France.
  
     {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}.
  
     Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
          stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
  
     Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
            objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
            mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
            is applied to anything which is imposing from its
            splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
            elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
            landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
            sublime. "Grandeur admits of degrees and
            modifications; but magnificence is that which has
            already reached the highest degree of superiority
            naturally belonging to the object in question."
            --Crabb.
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