large

large
adjective
1 BIG bigger or more than usual in number, amount, or size: Los Angeles is the second largest city in the US. | The T-shirt comes in Small, Medium and Large. | This could create a large number of new jobs. | The town has a large population of elderly people.
-see wide 1, big
2 PERSON a large person is very tall and wide: A large man with a shotgun blocked our path.
-see fat 1
3 be at large if a dangerous person or animal is at large, they have escaped from somewhere and may cause harm or damage: Two of the escaped prisoners are still at large.
4 the world/country/public at large people in general: The organization provides information on health issues to the public at large.
5 MORE GENERAL the larger issues/view/picture the important general facts and questions about a situation, problem etc: a useful book about the conflict, which helps to explain the larger picture
6 (as) large as life spoken used when someone has appeared or is present in a place where you did not expect to see them: I turned a corner and there was Joe, as large as life.
7 larger than life someone who is larger than life attracts a lot of attention because they are more amusing, attractive, or exciting than most people
8 in large part/measure formal mostly
-see also: by and large by 2 (5), loom large loom 2 (3), writ large writ 2 - largeness noun (U)

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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