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adj. - Larger in size or importance or degree.

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Usage examples (31)
  • The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.
  • For the greater good of the community
  • Adjective : greater New York; greater Los Angeles
  • As the term greater good is employed to indicate the degree in which a quality serves as a means, so may the higher good show the degree in which it is an end.
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  • If the "grater" (a tool used to make food into small pieces) is sharp it will do a "greater" (better) job than if it is dull.
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