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gargantuan
English
Etymology
From French Gargantua, a giant with a very large appetite in Rabelais's The Inestimable Life of Gargantua. Rabelais derived Gargantua from the Portuguese and Spanish garganta (“throat”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?????æn.t?u.?n/
Adjective
gargantuan (comparative more gargantuan, superlative most gargantuan)
- Huge; immense; tremendous.
- Synonyms: colossal, enormous, giant, huge, humongous, immense; see also Thesaurus:gigantic
- (obsolete) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
Derived terms
- gargantuanism
- gargantuanly
- gargantuanness
Translations
Further reading
- “gargantuan”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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expansive
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?spæns?v/
- Rhymes: -?v
Adjective
expansive (comparative more expansive, superlative most expansive)
- Comprehensive in scope or extent.
- an expansive research work
- Talkative and sociable.
- Able to be expanded. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.
Translations
French
Adjective
expansive
- feminine singular of expansif
Latin
Adjective
exp?ns?ve
- vocative masculine singular of exp?ns?vus
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