slovodefinícia
grand
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grand
- dôležitý, najvyšší, veľkolepý, najvyšší
grand
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grand,bezvadný adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,důležitý adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,impozantní Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,nádherný adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,nejvyšší Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,ohromný adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,skvělý adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,tisíc n: o penězích Pino
grand
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grand,ušlechtilý adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,velebný adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,veliký adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,velkolepý adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,velký adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,vznešený adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,zásadní Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,závažný adj: Zdeněk Brož
grand
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grand,znamenitý adj: Zdeněk Brož
Grand
(gcide)
Grand \Grand\ (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. Grander
(gr[a^]nd"[~e]r); superl. Grandest.] [OE. grant, grount,
OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis
heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. Grandee.]
1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe,
Satan." --Milton.
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Making so bold . . . to unseal
Their grand commission. --Shak.
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2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
(said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
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They are the highest models of expression, the
unapproached
masters of the grand style. --M. Arnold.
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3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
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4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
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What cause
Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state,
Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off
From their Creator. --Milton.
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Grand action, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.


Grand Army of the Republic, an organized voluntary
association of men who served in the Union army or navy
during the civil war in the United States. The order has
chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.

Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.

Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary.

Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
the instrument.

Grand relief (Sculp.), alto relievo.

Grand Seignior. See under Seignior.

Grand stand, the principal stand, or erection for
spectators, at a, race course, etc.

Grand vicar (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
delegate in France.

Grand vizier. See under Vizier.

Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.

Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
is applied to anything which is imposing from its
splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
sublime. "Grandeur admits of degrees and
modifications; but magnificence is that which has
already reached the highest degree of superiority
naturally belonging to the object in question."
--Crabb.
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grand
(wn)
grand
adj 1: of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or
scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner";
"collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
[syn: expansive, grand, heroic]
2: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of
august lineage" [syn: august, grand, lordly]
3: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded
dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious,
opulent, princely, sumptuous]
4: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as
intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was
fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of
rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a
tremendous achievement" [syn: fantastic, grand,
howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a),
terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous]
5: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded]
6: large and impressive in physical size or extent; "the bridge
is a grand structure"
7: the most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand
ballroom"; "grand staircase"
8: used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an
eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's
imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" [syn:
distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn:
thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad,
G, grand, thou, yard]
2: a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame;
usually supported by three legs [syn: grand piano, grand]
GRAND
(bouvier)
GRAND. An epithet frequently used to denote that the thing. to which it is
joined is of more importance and dignity, than other things of the same
name; as, grand assize, a writ in a real action to determine the right of
property in land; grand cape, a writ used in England, on a plea of land,
when the tenant makes default in appearance at the day given for the king to
take the land into his hands; grand days, among the English lawyers, are
those days in term which are solemnly kept in the inns of court and
chancery, namely, Candlemas day, in Hilary term; Ascension day, in Easter
term; and All Saint's day, in Michaelmas term; which days are dies non
juridici. Grand distress is the name of a writ so called because of its
extent, namely, to all. the goods and chattels of the party distrained
within the county; this writ is believed to be peculiar to England. Grand
Jury. (q. v.) Grand serjeantry, the name of an ancient English military
tenure.

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