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1 metre
I ['mi:tə] noun((often abbreviated m when written) the chief unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches: This table is one metre broad.) μέτρο- metric- the metric system II ['mi:tə] noun((in poetry) the regular arrangement of syllables that are stressed or unstressed, long or short: The metre of this passage is typical of Shakespeare.) μέτρο- metrical -
2 Expansive
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Expansive
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3 Great
adj.P. and V. μέγας.So great: P. and V. τοσοῦτος, τοσόσδε, P. τηλικοῦτος, τηλικόσδε, V. τόσος (rare P.).Abundant: P. and V. πολύς, ἄφθονος.Long: P. and V. μακρός.Broad: P. and V. εὐρύς.Important: P. ἀξιόλογος. διάφορος, P. and V. μέγιστος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Great
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4 Large
adj.P. and V. μέγας.Abundant: P. and V. πολύς, ἄφθονος.Long: P. and V. μακρός.Broad: P. and V. εὐρύς.So large: P. and V. τοσοῦτος, τοσόσδε, P. τηλικοῦτος, τηλικόσδε, V. τόσος (rare P.).Indirect: P. and V. ὅσος, ὅποσος.Range at large: P. ἄφετος νέμεσθαι (Plat., Rep. 498C).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Large
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