great (adj) - 1) of much more than ordinary size, extent, volume 2) much higher in some quality or degree; much above the ordinary or average; esp. ... eminent; distinguished; illustrious; superior ... very impressive or imposing; remarkable ... having or showing nobility of mind, purpose, etc.
— Webster's New World College Dictionary

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