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giant

[ jahy-uhnt ]

noun

  1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
  2. a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.; major figure; legend:

    a giant in her field; an intellectual giant.

  3. (often initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of the Gigantes.
  4. Astronomy. giant star.


adjective

  1. unusually large, great, or strong; gigantic; huge.
  2. greater or more eminent than others.

giant

/ ˈ»åÏô²¹ÉªÉ™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. a mythical figure of superhuman size and strength, esp in folklore or fairy tales Also (feminine)giantessˈ»åÏô²¹ÉªÉ™²Ô³Ùɪs
  2. a person or thing of exceptional size, reputation, etc

    a giant in nuclear physics

  3. Greek myth any of the large and powerful offspring of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth) who rebelled against the Olympian gods but were defeated in battle
  4. pathol a person suffering from gigantism
  5. astronomy See giant star
  6. mining another word for monitor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. remarkably or supernaturally large
  2. architect another word for colossal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ¾±²¹²Ô³Ù-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ¾±î€ƒa²Ô³Ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of giant1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English geant, from Old French, from Latin gigant-, stem of ²µ¾±²µÄå²õ, from Greek ³Òí²µÄå²õ; replacing Old English gigant, from Latin, as above
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of giant1

C13: from Old French geant, from Vulgar Latin ²µ²¹²µÄå²õ (unattested), from Latin ²µ¾±²µÄå²õ, gigant-, from Greek
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