preeminent; leading; biggest; largest; not to be surpassed; maximal
large; important; much; huge; immense; wonderful
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Greatest Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
greatest
adj
1. not to be surpassed; "his top effort" [syn: top]
2. greatest in size of those under consideration [syn: biggest, largest]
3. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" [syn: leading(a) , preeminent]
4. most of; "spoke for the greatest part of an hour"
5. highest in quality [syn: sterling(a) , superlative]
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excellent; first-rate: “He thinks he is the greatest thing since sliced bread”
Adjective
1. not to be surpassed; "his top effort"
(synonym) top
(similar) maximal, maximum
2. greatest in size of those under consideration
(synonym) biggest, largest
(similar) large, big
3. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
(synonym) leading(a), preeminent
(similar) superior
4. highest in quality
(synonym) sterling(a), superlative
(similar) superior
Adjective
1. 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"
(similar) large, big
2. more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry"
(similar) high
3. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"
(synonym) distinguished, eminent
(similar) important, of import
4. of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century"
(synonym) outstanding
(similar) major
5. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
(similar) extraordinary
6. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
(synonym) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
(similar) good
(classification) colloquialism
7. uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
(synonym) capital, majuscule
(similar) uppercase
8. marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"
(synonym) avid, eager, zealous
(similar) enthusiastic
9. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
(synonym) big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)
(similar) pregnant
Greatest Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Greatest is a title, similar to Greatest Hits, used by several musical artists:
- Greatest!, a 1959 album by Johnny Cash
- Bee Gees Greatest, a 1979 album
- Greatest (The Go-Go's album), a 1990 album
- Greatest (Duran Duran album), a 1998 album
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Greatest! is the fourth album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Sun Records on 12 January 1959 (see 1959 in music). It was Cash's third record on the label, which he had left the previous year to join Columbia Records. By the time the album was released, Cash had already recorded The Fabulous Johnny Cash, his first album with Columbia. The tracks on Greatest! were recorded between July 1955 and July 1958. Six out of the twelve songs became singles, with "Get Rhythm" topping the Country charts and becoming the most successful one. The album was rereleased on Varèse Sarabande on May 6, 2003 (see 2003 in music) with four additional tracks, two of them being alternate versions of songs already on the record.
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Greatest Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
