imperial
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/ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
- A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
- A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
- Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
adjective
- Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
- Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
- Very grand or fine.
- Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
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Synonyms
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