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greats

/ɡɹeɪts/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
  2. The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
  3. (in combinations such as "two-greats", "three-greats" etc.) An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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