Meaning of GIGANTIC
| Pronunciation: | | jI'gantik
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| | Definition: | | [adj] so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth; "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation" |
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| | Synonyms: | | big, large, mammoth |
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| | Definition: | |  Gigantic
By comparing dinosaurs to familiar present-day objects, such as monster trucks and tanks, young readers are able to comprehend the true size of these gigantic ancient creatures. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gi*gan"tic\, a. [L. gigas, -antis, giant. See
{Giant}.]
1. Of extraordinary size; like a giant.
2. Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense;
tremendous; extraordinarly; as, gigantic deeds; gigantic
wickedness. --Milton.
When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Strom
wind of the equinox. --Longfellow.
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