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larger meaning

EN[lɑɹdʒɚ] [lɑːdʒə] [-ɑː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)]
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    Definition of larger in English Dictionary

  • AdjectiveBFlargeSUPlargest
    1. comparative form of large: more large.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • The plan of the Teacheress to erect a large building for us, and to educate our daughters, pleases us exceedingly, and we send fifteen rupees to assist the Teacheress in providing for them.
        • The type I wall contains a large amount of pectic polymers, such as rhamnogalacturonans and arabinogalactans, and xyloglucans.
        • In addition, Kitinya and Gazdar found that large cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma histogenetically were related to ATII cells by using monospecific IgG against pulmonary surfactant apoprotein.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Large swathes will be affected by the tax increase.
        • Large office blocks and shopping streets are being put up with not even an awning to protect the head of the shop-goer from the sweltering Persian sun.
        • Large and square-headed, fatuously complacent, pot-bellied, spade-handed and dumpy-footed, for all the world presenting the appearance of animated jelly.
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • The city has five city council districts; however, the mayor is elected at large.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Adjectives
        • Adjective forms
          • Adjective comparative forms
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      1. en larger bindweed
      2. en larger-than-life
      3. en larger than life
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of larger for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "larger" is an adjective, more specifically, an adjective form.
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