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Dictionary definition · grand

noun

  1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  2. a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs

adjective

  1. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope"an expansive lifestyle"
  2. of or befitting a lord"heir to a lordly fortune"
  3. ostentatiously rich and superior in quality"a princely sum"
  4. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers"a fantastic trip to the Orient"
  5. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style"an exalted ideal"
  6. large and impressive in physical size or extent"the bridge is a grand structure"
  7. the most important and magnificent in adornment"grand ballroom"
  8. used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person"his distinguished bearing"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).