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britanya

Kraliçe Victoria, Büyük Britanya'ya egemen oldu. - Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.

Hindistan uzun yıllar boyunca Büyük Britanya tarafından yönetildi. - India was governed by Great Britain for many years.

great indian plantain

birleşik krallık

Hindistan uzun yıllardır Birleşik Krallık tarafından yönetildi. - India was governed by Great Britain for many years.

great bustard

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) toy kuşu

great bustard

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) büyük toy

toy

(Matematik) büyük çember

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) büyük akbalıkçıl

great fire

(Çevre) büyük yangın

great flamingo

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) flamingo

(Ticaret) büyük risk

great seal

(Politika, Siyaset) hükümetin resmi mührü

great skua

büyük korsanmartı

great skua

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) büyük korsan martı

(Askeri) büyük savaş

İngiltere ve İskoçya, 1 Mayıs 1707'de birleşti ve Büyük Britanya Krallığı'nı oluşturdu. - England and Scotland were unified on May 1, 1707, to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Büyük Britanya artık dünya politikalarının kontrolünde değil. - Great Britain is no longer in control of world politics.

great gray kangaroo

büyük hint muzu

great knapweed

büyük peygamber çiçeği

great white heron

ak balıkçıl

great white heron

akbalıkçıl

great white shark

büyük beyaz köpekbalığı

great yellow gentian

büyük sarı yılan otu

great-grandfather

babasının dedesi

great-grandson

oğlunun/kızının erkek torunu

great deal of

çok miktarda

Great Offensive

(Tarih) Büyük Taarruz

Great haste makes great waste

acele işe şeytan karışır

harika bir tür deniz kuşu

great australian bight

büyük Avustralya roda

great blue heron

Büyük mavi balıkçıl

great crested grebe

büyük tepeli batağan

great day

büyük gün

great grandmother

Büyük nine

great hit

Dillerde dolaşan, bilinen, ünlenmiş şarkı

great mosque of esfahan

great rift valley

great-leap-forward

Hediye çokça takdir edilir. - The gift is greatly appreciated.

{f} daha büyük

Anne sevgisi her şeyden daha büyüktür. - Maternal love is greater than anything else.

Hiçbir şey ona oğlunun büyüdüğünü görmekten daha büyük bir zevk vermedi. - Nothing gave her greater pleasure than to watch her son growing up.

azam

Soruşturmamızı azami özenle yaptık. - We conducted our investigation with the greatest care.

geniş ölçüde

Savaştan beri Japonya bilim ve teknolojide geniş ölçüde gelişti. - Since the war, Japan has advanced greatly in science and technology.

Okyanusta yüzmek benim en büyük zevkimdir. - To swim in the ocean is my greatest pleasure.

Van Gölü Türkiye'nin en büyük gölüdür. - The Lake Van is the greatest lake of Turkey.

Büyük Britanya; Galler, İngiltere ve İskoçya'dan oluşur. - Great Britain consists of Wales, England, and Scotland.

İngiltere Avrupa Birliğini terk etmek için oy kullandı. - Great Britain has voted to leave the European Union.

büyük

Dostluğumuz kavgalarımızdan büyük. - Our friendship is greater than our quarrels.

Bir aptal her zaman kendisine hayran olacak daha büyük bir aptal bulur. - A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

the great

büyük

Van Gölü Türkiye'nin en büyük gölüdür. - The Lake Van is the greatest lake of Turkey.

Ingiltere Iskoçya ve Gal

(isim) bitirme sınavı (oxford üniv.)

ıngiltere ıskoçya

Greats

Greats

{i} bitirme sınavı (oxford üniv.)

{s} azami

Soruşturmamızı azami özenle yaptık. - We conducted our investigation with the greatest care.

çok

Onun konuşmasından çok fazla etkilendim. - I was greatly impressed by the speech.

Müzik ve sanat, yaşam zevkine çok büyük ölçüde katkıda bulunabilirler. - Music and art can greatly contribute to the enjoyment of life.

A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim

adamakıllı

Tuz ilavesi lezzeti adamakıllı artırdı. - The addition of salt greatly improved the flavor.

{i} azamet

الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية

تعريف great في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.

Very big, large scale

A great storm is approaching our shores.

Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science.

Title referring to an important leader

Alexander the Great.

Expression of gladness and content about something

Great! Thanks for the wonderful work.

sarcastic inversion thereof

Oh, great! I just dumped all 500 sheets of the manuscript all over and now I have to put them back in order.

Very good

Dinner was great.

His concert was very good. - His concert was great.

Important

{a} large, important, chief, noble, pregnant

{n} the gross, the wole, the whole lump

more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry" relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay" of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century" remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome

Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great- grandson, etc

(adj ) para, pahrah

feelings You say great in order to emphasize that you are angry or annoyed about something. `Oh great,' I thought. `Just what I need.'

If you feel great, you feel very healthy, energetic, and enthusiastic. I feel just great

Superior; admirable; commanding; applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings

adj [important (He was a ~ man )] agung

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"

extraordinary or outstanding, as in: You did a great job on your term paper

Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc

The greats in a particular subject or field of activity are the people who have been most successful or famous in it. all the greats of Hollywood. cycling's all-time greats

marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"

remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome

Great is used as part of the name of a species of plant or animal when there is another species of the same plant or animal which is smaller and has different characteristics. the great white shark. see also greater. a very successful and famous person in a particular sport, profession etc. adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great Abbas the Great Afonso the Great Alexander the Great Antiochus the Great Basil the Great Saint Canute the Great Casimir the Great the Great Condé Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Cyrus the Great Darius the Great Great Dismal Swamp Frederick the Great the Great Elector Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Great Attractor great auk Great Australian Bight Great Awakening Great Barrier Reef Great Basin National Park Great Bear Lake Great Britain Great Dane Great Depression Great Dividing Range Great Fear Great Fire of London Great Fish River Great Game great hall great horned owl Great Lakes Great Leap Forward Great Mosque of Esfahan Great Mother of the Gods Great Northern Railway Co. Great Plague of London Great Plains Great Red Spot Great Rift Valley Great Saint Bernard Pass Great Salt Lake Great Sand Dunes National Monument Great Sandy Desert Great Slave Lake Great Smoky Mountains Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Society Great Trek Great Victoria Desert Great Wall of China great white shark Great Zimbabwe Gregory the Great Ivan the Great James the Great Kamehameha the Great Great Lakes trout Leo the Great Llywelyn the Great Great Greece Matilda the Great Countess Mithradates the Great Nerses I the Great Saint Great Northern War Otto the Great Great Ouse Peter the Great Peter the Great Bay Pompey the Great Ramses the Great Sancho the Great Great Schism great sea otter Simeon the Great Great Indian Desert Theodosius the Great Valdemar the Great Vytautas the Great Albert prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland Catherine the Great Constantine the Great United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle

Great means large in amount or degree. I'll take great care of it Benjamin Britten did not live to a great age

Group for Research in Employment and Training,a research centre based at Charles Sturt University

uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length

More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc

in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"

Pregnant; big (with young)

more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry"

You use great to describe something that is important, famous, or exciting. the great cultural achievements of the past America can be great again. + greatness great·ness A nation must take certain risks to achieve greatness

The rating you get on a step when you hit the arrow slightly before or after the beat Keeps your combo going

The greats of popular modern music are records that have been successful and that continue to be popular. a medley of rock'n'roll greats

of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century"

remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

feelings You say great in order to emphasize that you are pleased or enthusiastic about something. Oh great! That'll be good for Fergus

You can describe someone who is successful and famous for their actions, knowledge, or skill as great. Wes Hall was once one of the West Indies' great cricketers. the great George Padmore. + greatness great·ness Abraham Lincoln achieved greatness

emphasis You use great in order to emphasize the size or degree of a characteristic or quality. a great big Italian wedding. her sense of colour and great eye for detail

Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval

You use great to describe something that is very large. Great is more formal than big. The room had a great bay window. a great hall as long and high as a church

approval If you describe someone or something as great, you approve of them or admire them. Arturo has this great place in Cazadero They're a great bunch of guys I think she's great

The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great

{s} large; important; much; huge; immense; wonderful

very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

Usually refers to the largest and most powerful division of an organ, particularly one of English origin

Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc

dai

Great Barrier Reef

A massive system of coral reefs, found in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia

Great Basin

A large arid area of western United States of America

Great Bear

: A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a large bear. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid

The island (and some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Europe made up of England, Scotland and Wales

the UK

Great Britain and Ireland

Shortened form of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. (1707-1801) Abbreviation: GB

Shortened form of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. (1801- 1921) Abbreviation: GBI

Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Shortened form of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (1922-Present) Abbreviation: GBNI

Great Dane

A mastiff known for its great size, bred in Germany to hunt boar and large game

Great Danes

plural form of Great Dane

Great Depression

A major economic collapse that lasted from 1929 to 1940 in the US and a similar period in many other countries

Great Firewall of China

Government censorship of the internet in the People's Republic of China

The Great Firewall of China is a case of corporate collaboration in censorship.

Great Galactic Ghoul

A notional space monster invoked to explain the high failure rate of probes sent to Mars. #*''. Taylor Dinerman. The Space Review, September 27, 2004

Great Lake

One of the large lakes in North America or East Africa

Great Lakes

A group of five lakes on the United States-Canada border, consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario

Great Leap Forward

An economic and social plan used from 1958 to 1961 which aimed to use China's vast population to rapidly transform China from a primarily agrarian economy by peasant farmers into a modern communist society through the agriculturalization and industrialization

Great Lent

in Eastern Christianity, the period of fasting before Pascha

Great Nebula in Andromeda

a great nebula, white nebula, and spiral nebula in the constellation of Andromeda, now known to be the Andromeda Galaxy, a spiral galaxy

Great North Road

The A1 (partially the A1(M)) road from London to Edinburgh

Upon the very same night when Nancy, having lulled Mr. Sikes to sleep, hurried on her self-imposed mission to Rose Maylie, there advanced towards London by the Great North Road two persons, upon whom it is expedient that this history should bestow some attention.

Great Plains

The relatively flat region of North American grasslands east of the Rocky Mountains, from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba in the north, to Texas in the south

Great Pyramid of Giza

The largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids, and the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Great Pyrenees

A large breed of dog originating in France and often used to guard livestock

Great Red Spot

a giant anticyclonic storm on the planet Jupiter; first observed about 1665

Great Rite

In Wicca, ritualistic sexual intercourse symbolizing creation. The Great Rite can also be performed symbolically: the high priest plunges the athame, or ritual knife (the male symbol), into a cup or chalice (the female symbol) that is filled with wine and is held by the high priestess

Great Satan

The United States of America, usually from the point of view of Iran, the Middle East, or Muslims in general

Or, have Muslims been alienated from the Congress because of the Prime Minister's warm embrace of the Great Satan?.

Great Seal

The official public seal of any of several nations

Great Sky River

the Milky Way, the night sky visual phenomenon caused by dense regions of the Milky Way Galaxy appearing nebulous (generally found when referring to Native Americans)

Great Wall

Either of two identified areas containing hundreds of galaxies

Great Wall

Shortened form of the Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China

An ancient Chinese fortification, almost 4,000 miles long, originally designed to protect China from the Mongols

Great War

Epithet for World War I

Great White North

Nickname for Canada

The rite of spring in eastern Canada has begun. Sweet and pure, maple syrup epitomizes the Great White North in all its unspoiled glory.

Great Yarmouth

A coastal town in Norfolk, England

great Scott

An exclamation of surprise or amazement

great antshrike

A passerine bird of the antbird family

great antshrikes

plural form of great antshrike

great ape

An ape of the family Hominidae, having a mostly hairless face, hands with complex fingerprints, and flat fingernails. Includes the gorilla and chimpanzee (subfamily Homininae), and orangutan (subfamily Ponginae). Usage may vary to either include or exclude humans (members of Homininae subfamily)

great apes

plural form of great ape

great auk

A large auk, Pinguinus impennis

great big

very big; huge

great black-backed gull

A large European and American gull, Larus marinus

great black-backed gulls

plural form of great black-backed gull

great circle

A segment of such circle representing the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere

Because the Earth's surface is curved, the shortest distance is actually a curve over the surface called a great circle.

great circle

A circle defined as the intersection of the surface of a sphere and a plane which passes through the centre of the sphere

great circle route

A route, taken by intercontinental aircraft for instance, which is the shortest distance between two destinations on the surface of the Earth; an arc of a great circle

great circle routes

plural form of great circle route

great circles

plural form of great circle

great clock

Any clock with a diameter of one-hundred feet

great crest

the great crested grebe

great crested grebe

A freshwater bird of Europe and Asia. Scientific name: Podiceps cristatus

great crested grebes

plural form of great crested grebe

great crested newt

A newt, Triturus cristatus, found in parts of Europe and Asia

great crested newts

plural form of great crested newt

great egret

The great egret, Ardea alba, of the egret family (Ardeidae)

great grandmaster

Alternative spelling of Grandmaster

great grandmaster

A grandmaster in a field, whose skills or accomplishments exceed those of other grandmasters

great green macaw

An endangered parrot, Ara ambiguus, found in Central America

great green macaws

plural form of great green macaw

great grey shrike

a species of bird

great gross

Number 1728 (12 x 12 x 12), (historical)

great hall

The principal building of a manor or castle compound

great hall

The main room of a palace, castle or large manor house in the Middle Ages, or in a country house of the 16th and early 17th centuries

great halls

plural form of great hall

great horned owl

A large owl, Bubo virginianus, resident in North America, having tufts on its ears

great horsetail

A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails); Equisetum telmateia

great horsetails

plural form of great horsetail

great hundred

or Long Hundred: One hundred and twenty (120), 12 x 10; usually defined as six score to the hundred (hundred= 100, five score to the hundred). Is mainly found in Northern England, Scotland, for counting wood and cloth. Also common in Icelandic sagas and land taxation

great hundreds

plural form of great hundred

great icosihemidodecahedron

a polyhedron having 26 faces, 30 vertices, 60 edges, 6 self intersected faces and 6 nonconvex faces

great laurel

A species of rhododendron native to eastern North America

great minds think alike

Used to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time

Person B: More like fools seldom differ in this case.

great northern diver

A large member of the diver family, Gavia immer, commonly breeding in North America, where it is known as the as common loon

great northern divers

plural form of great northern diver

great northern loon

loon of the species Gavia immer

great northern loons

plural form of great northern loon

great northern prawn

a species of shrimp found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Pandalus borealis

great northern prawns

plural form of great northern prawn

great oaks from little acorns grow

Alternative form of mighty oaks from little acorns grow

great octave

The common name for the octave that begins on the C that is two ledger lines below the staff of the bass clef

great octaves

plural form of great octave

great power

A state that has the ability to exert its influence on a global scale

great powers

plural form of great power

great ramshorn

Planorbarius corneus, a freshwater air-breathing snail

great room

In many modern homes, the room that replaces the 'living room.'

great saphenous vein

The large subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh

great saphenous veins

plural form of great saphenous vein

great seal

The main seal of a nation or state that symbolizes its authority, and with which official documents are stamped

great skua

A large seabird, Stercorarius skua

great spotted kiwi

The largest kiwi, Apteryx haastii

great spotted kiwis

plural form of great spotted kiwi

great spotted woodpecker

A species of woodpecker, scientific name Dendrocopos major

great tinamou

A tinamou, Tinamus major

great tinamous

plural form of great tinamou

great tit

a bird in the Paridae family, binomial name Parus major

great tits

plural form of great tit

great uncle

Alternative spelling of great-uncle. (A brother of your grandparents or an uncle of your parents.)

great unwashed

A contemptuous term for the populace, particularly the working class

The Liberal campaign was so carefully orchestrated that McLeod was never in a position to be confronted by the great unwashed. Unfortunately, the great unwashed rarely vote for a leader whom they have never met.

great white shark

A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals

great white sharks

plural form of great white shark

great-

With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation

informal fourth-great-grandfather, etc. (same as great-great-great-great-grandfather.

great-aunt

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s grandparent, aunt of one’s parent

great-granddaughter

The daughter of someone's grandchild

great-grandfather

The father of a grandparent

great-grandmother

the mother of someone’s grandparent

great-grandparent

A parent of a grandparent

great-grandson

son of a grandchild

great-great-grandchild

A child of a great-grandchild. A grandchild of a grandchild

great-great-grandparent

A parent of a great-grandparent. A grandparent of a grandparent

great-nephew

grandson of one’s sibling or sibling's spouse, son of one’s nephew or niece, one's sibling's child's male child

great-nephew

one’s son’s or daughter's nephew

great-niece

granddaughter of one’s sibling or sibling's spouse, daughter of one’s nephew or niece, one's sibling's child's female child

great-niece

one’s son’s or daughter's niece

great-spotted-woodpecker

Attributive form of great spotted woodpecker, noun

great-tit

Attributive form of great tit, noun

great-uncle

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s grandparent; the uncle of one's parent

Great Plains

Great Plains (Plains States or Plains) is the grassland region of central North America extending from the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba southward to Texas. Much of the area is used for cattle ranching and wheat farming

Weather Service said that a copious amount of rain is expected to fall in the Plains - Meteoroloji Büyük Ovalar'da bol miktarda yağmur beklendiğini söyledi.

great great grand aunt

aunt of one's great grandmother or great grandfather

great great grand uncle

uncle of one's great grandmother or great grandfather

great great grandchildren

children of one's own great grandchildren, fifth-generation descendants

great great granddaughter

daughter of one's own great grandchildren, fifth-generation female descendant

great great grandfather

grandfather of one's grandfather

great great grandmother

grandmother of one's grandmother

great great grandson

son of one's own great grandchildren, fifth-generation male descendant

Comparative form of great: more great

Used in referring to a region or place together with the surrounding area; (of a city) metropolitan

The rate in isolated counties was about a third higher than in the greater metropolitan counties.

To a great extent or degree

He was more greatly beloved than anyone in living memory.

It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships. — Francis Bacon.

greatness

The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em. — Shakespeare.

{a} in a great degree, nobly, generously

greatness

{n} largeness, dignity, grandeur, pride

great deal

(Often followed by of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty". (synonym) batch, deal, flock, good deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew

large island off the western European continent on which are located the countries of England Scotland and Wales; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy comprised of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Great Britain is the island consisting of England, Scotland, and Wales, which together with Northern Ireland makes up the United Kingdom. = GB. another name for the United Kingdom. or Britain Island, western Europe. It is the largest island in Europe, comprising England, Scotland, and Wales and covering 88,787 sq mi (229,957 sq km). With Northern Ireland, it constitutes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Less formally, the names Great Britain and Britain are used to refer to the entire United Kingdom

{i} Literae Humaniores, study of Classics (philosophy, humanities and ancient history) at Oxford University and other universities

annual sales volume Industrial relations: total employment divided by the number of employees replaced during a given period Securities: volume of shares traded as a percentage of total shares listed on an exchange during a period, usually either a day or a year The same ratio is applied to individual securities and the portfolios of individual or institutional investors Back to the top of the page

a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland

an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales

comprising England, Wales and Scotland

An island situated north-west of continental Europe, the eighth largest island in the world It forms the main part of England, Scotland and Wales Various adjacent islands (e g Anglesey, Shetland, Western Isles) are counted as part of Great Britain, but not Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands

great deal

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"

great deal of

very much, very many

{s} larger in size or space; of more importance

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

greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles

comparative of great

Greater is used with the name of a country to refer to a larger area which includes that country and other land which used to belong to it, or which some people believe should belong to it. greater Syria. adj. Greater London Antilles Greater and Lesser Greater Manchester

Greater is the comparative of great

highest in quality

{s} preeminent; leading; biggest; largest; not to be surpassed; maximal

superlative of great

greatest in size of those under consideration

not to be surpassed; "his top effort"

greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"