Large-scale

adj

adj ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Large in amount, scope or extent.

    "Moreover, in view of the lamentable present indecision of the Government in regard to electrification, the large-scale building of diesel power may prove to have been a farseeing move after all."

  2. 2
    Of a map or image, drawn large so as to show detail.
Adjective
  1. 1
    unusually large in scope wordnet
  2. 2
    constructed or drawn to a big scale wordnet

Synonyms

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bigbroadbumpercatholicconsiderablediffuse

Example

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"Large-scale road construction began."

Etymology

From large + scale.

Related phrases

ultra-large-scalevery-large-scale

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