Definition of giant
1 : a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength
2a : a living being of great sizeb : a person of extraordinary powers
3 : something unusually large or powerful
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Examples of giant in a Sentence
the land of the giants
the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders
Origin and Etymology of giant
Middle English giaunt, from Anglo-French geant, from Latin gigant-, gigas, from Greek
First Known Use: 14th century
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Definition of giant
: having extremely large size, proportion, or power
Examples of giant in a Sentence
a giant-size box of detergent
the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old
15th Century
First Known Use of giant
15th century
GIANT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of giant for English Language Learners
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: a legendary creature usually thought of as being an extremely large and powerful person
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: a person or thing that is very large, powerful, or successful
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Definition of giant for English Language Learners
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: very large : much larger or more powerful than normal
GIANT Defined for Kids
Definition of giant for Students
1 : an imaginary person of great size and strength
2 : a person or thing that is very large, successful, or powerful He grew up to be a giant of a man.
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