Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
Greater — may refer to: *Greatness, the state of being great *Greater than, in inequality … Wikipedia
greater — [grāt′ər] adj. [often G ] designating a big city and the cities and towns surrounding it, esp. such an area included in the U.S. census [Greater Cleveland] … English World dictionary
greater — index best, superior (excellent), superior (higher) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
greater — O.E. gryttra, Anglian *gretra; comparative of GREAT (Cf. great) … Etymology dictionary
Greater — /gray teuhr/, adj. designating a city or country and its adjacent area: Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles. [1570 80; GREAT + ER4] * * * (as used in expressions) Greater London Antilles Greater and Lesser Greater Manchester * * * … Universalium
greater — [[t]gre͟ɪtə(r)[/t]] 1) Greater is the comparative of great. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Greater is used with the name of a large city to refer to the city together with the surrounding urban and suburban area. ...Greater London. 3) ADJ: ADJ n Greater is used… … English dictionary
greater — adjective greater in size or importance or degree (Freq. 46) for the greater good of the community the greater Antilles • Ant: ↑lesser … Useful english dictionary
Greater — Great•er [[t]ˈgreɪ tər[/t]] adj. designating a large city and its adjacent areas: Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles[/ex] • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
Greater — Great Great (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre[ a]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.] 1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greater — adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: comparative of great Date: 1882 consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas that are naturally or administratively connected with it < Greater London > … New Collegiate Dictionary
