Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - giant
Giant
giant
n. & adj. --n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) one of such beings who fought against the gods. 3 an abnormally tall or large person, animal, or plant. 4 a person of exceptional ability, integrity, courage, etc. 5 a large star. --attrib.adj. 1 of extraordinary size or force, gigantic; monstrous. 2 colloq. extra large (giant packet). 3 (of a plant or animal) of a very large kind. Phrases and idioms giant-killer a person who defeats a seemingly much more powerful opponent. Derivatives giantism n. giant-like adj. Etymology: ME geant (later infl. by L) f. OF, ult. f. L gigas gigant- f. Gk
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English giaunt, from Anglo-French geant, from Latin gigant-, gigas, from Greek Date: 14th century a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength, 2. a living being of great size, a person of extraordinary powers, something unusually large or powerful, ~like adjective II. adjective Date: 15th century having extremely large size, proportion, or power ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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