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• Great Books of the Western World — is a series of books originally published in the United States in 1952 by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. to present the western canon in a single package of 54 volumes. The series is now in its second edition and contains 60 volumes. The list of… …   Wikipedia

• Great Books — refers to a curriculum and a book list. Mortimer Adler lists three criteria for including a book on the list:* the book has contemporary significance; that is, it has relevance to the problems and issues of our times; * the book is inexhaustible; …   Wikipedia

• great — [grāt] adj. [ME grete < OE great, akin to Ger gross, Du groot < IE base * ghrēu , rub hard over, crumble > GRIT, Welsh gro, sand: basic sense “coarse, coarsegrained”] 1. of much more than ordinary size, extent, volume, etc.; esp., a)… …   English World dictionary

• great — great1 [ greıt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 (not) good/enjoyable ▸ 2 more than usual ▸ 3 important/powerful ▸ 4 able to do something well ▸ 5 for expressing pleasure ▸ 6 enthusiastic ▸ 7 in another generation ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) INFORMAL very good, enjoyable …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• great — 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… …   English dictionary

• reader — read|er W2S3 [ˈri:də US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(somebody who reads)¦ 2¦(of a newspaper/magazine)¦ 3¦(book)¦ 4¦(teacher)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(SOMEBODY WHO READS)¦ someone who reads books, or who reads in a particular way ▪ The book will appeal to young readers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• great — adj. & n. adj. 1 a of a size, amount, extent, or intensity considerably above the normal or average; big (made a great hole; take great care; lived to a great age). b also with implied surprise, admiration, contempt, etc., esp. in exclamations… …   Useful english dictionary

• great*/*/*/ — [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… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Reader-response criticism — is a school of literary theory that focuses on the reader (or audience ) and his or her experience of a literary work, in contrast to other schools and theories that focus attention primarily on the author or the content and form of the work.… …   Wikipedia

• Reader's Digest Condensed Books — were a series of anthology books, available by subscription and originally published quarterly (the frequency of publication went through several changes over the years), by Reader s Digest. Each volume consisted of three to five current… …   Wikipedia

• Great Village, Nova Scotia — Great Village is a community of approximately 500 people located along Trunk 2 and the north shore of Cobequid Bay in Colchester County Nova Scotia. It is considered locally to incorporate the areas of Highland Village to the west and Scrabble… …   Wikipedia