giant: Meaning and Definition of
gi•ant
Pronunciation: (jī'unt), [key]
— n.
- (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.; major figure; legend: a giant in her field; an intellectual giant.
- (often cap.)any of the Gigantes.
- monitor (def. 12).
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—adj.
- unusually large, great, or strong; gigantic; huge.
- greater or more eminent than others.
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