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  • 11great — I UK [ɡreɪt] / US adjective Word forms great : adjective great comparative greater superlative greatest *** 1) bigger or more than is usual She had great difficulty in guessing where I was from. They could be in great danger. He was in a great… …

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  • 12great*/*/*/ — [greɪt] adj I 1) bigger or more than is usual They could be in great danger.[/ex] He was in a great hurry.[/ex] It gives me great pleasure to welcome our next guest.[/ex] See: deal II 2) important or powerful a great military power[/ex] the… …

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  • 13admirer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ardent, devoted, fervent, great, keen (esp. BrE) ▪ secret ▪ Perhaps the flowers were sent by a secret admirer! …

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  • 14great — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 large in amount, degree, size, etc. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ very ▪ The play was a very great success …

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  • 15admirer — n. Appreciator, one that esteems another great or excellent, one that greatly values, lover, gallant, suitor, sweetheart, beau, cicisbeo …

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  • 16Alexander the Great — This article is about the ancient king of Macedon. For other uses, see Alexander the Great (disambiguation). Alexander the Great Basileus of Macedon …

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  • 17Windsor Great Park — 51°26′21″N 0°37′29″O / 51.43917, 0.62472 …

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  • 18Pompey the Great — in full Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus born Sept. 29, 106, Rome died Sept. 28, 48 BC, Pelusium, Egypt Statesman and general of the Roman republic. His early military career was illustrious. He fought effectively for Sulla against Marius in the Social War …

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  • 19Lavra, Great —    Earliest, largest, and finest of the monasteries on Mount Athos (q.v.), founded in 963 as a koinobion byAthanasios of Athos (qq.v.). His friend and admirer Nikephoros II Phokas (q.v.) provided funds for its construction as an imperial… …

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  • 20ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …

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