grand

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  2. noun a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
  3. adjective of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

Etymology

From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.

In classic literature

Synonyms

thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, thou, yard

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