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huge

[ hyoojor, often, yooj ]

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adjective

huger, hugest.

extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:
a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
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of unbounded extent, scope, or character; limitless:
the huge genius of Mozart.
Slang. very important, successful, popular, etc.:
The show is huge in Britain.

huge

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adjective

extremely large in size, amount, or scope Archaic formhugeous

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Pronunciation Note

See human.

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of huge¹

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English huge, hoge from Old French ahuge, ahoge “enormous,” equivalent to a- a- ⁵ + hoge “height” from Germanic; compare Old Norse haugr “hill” ( high )

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Origin of huge¹

C13: from Old French ahuge, of uncertain origin

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Synonym Study

Huge, enormous, immense, tremendous imply great magnitude. Huge implies massiveness, bulkiness, or even shapelessness: a huge mass of rock; a huge collection of antiques. Enormous, literally out of the norm, applies to what exceeds in extent, magnitude, or degree, a norm or standard: an enormous iceberg. Tremendous, in informal use, applies to anything so huge as to be astonishing or to inspire awe: a tremendous amount of equipment. Immense, literally not measurable, is particularly applicable to what is exceedingly great, without reference to a standard: immense buildings. All are used figuratively: a huge success; enormous curiosity; tremendous effort; immense joy.

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"It looks like a withdrawal, an ignoring of an entire huge region of the world," Ms Gavin says.

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There has been huge speculation about the future of Jack Grealish, who admitted this week he has been frustrated at his lack of Premier League starts.

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American companies looking to sell into the huge Chinese market have just taken a big hit.

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"It's a huge warning to young people, a loud and clear warning – don't get involved," says Emma Sinclair-Webb, Turkey Director for Human Rights Watch.

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It criticised the administration's "bragging and arrogance" and "its desire to declare 'huge breakthroughs' when the first steps have barely been taken".

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