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  1. adjective Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large. See Synonyms at large.
  2. adjective Of great force; strong: a big wind; in a big rage.
  3. adjective Obsolete Of great strength.
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  • Without active magic behind it, the most damage the sword could have inflicted on a nightshade this big was a bruise Again he pulled at the power in the sword, then had to roll to avoid another swing by the nightshade. —  Searching
  • Without active magic behind it, the most damage the sword could have inflicted on a nightshade this big was a bruise. —  Searching for Dragons
  • I don't know what you call a big game, but to me, playing on the road in a hostile environment and putting together a near-flawless game sure looks smells and tastes like a big game to me. —  ESPN Feed: stuart scott
  • "I think adding a big was a must," LeBron James said. —  CantonRep.com Home RSS
  • And whether a ship this big will be able to provide premium service is a question yet to be answered. —  Latest News
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  1. Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.

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  1. from Middle English big, bigg, bigge, byg, etc., powerful, strong, large; origin unknown. The English dial. bug, bog, proud, important, self-sufficient, agrees partly in sense, but appears to be unrelated: see bog, bug.
 

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