"greater than" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-greater than.ogg Forms: greater thans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} greater than (plural greater thans)
  1. The character >, denoting having a larger amount or number Synonyms: greater-than sign Translations (the '>' character): أَكْبَر مِن (ʔakbar min) (Arabic), suurempi kuin -merkki (Finnish), supérieur à (French), plus grand que (French), მეტობის ნიშანი (meṭobis nišani) (Georgian), größer als (German), maggiore di (Italian), 大なり (dainari) (alt: だいなり) (Japanese), 보다 크다 (boda keuda) (Korean), maior que [masculine] (Portuguese), mai mare decât [feminine, masculine] (Romanian), mayor que [masculine] (Spanish), higit sa (Tagalog)

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          "code": "ar",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "suurempi kuin -merkki"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "the '>' character",
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          "sense": "the '>' character",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the '>' character",
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          "alt": "だいなり",
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      "word": "أَكْبَر مِن"
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      "sense": "the '>' character",
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the '>' character",
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      "alt": "だいなり",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "the '>' character",
      "word": "大なり"
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      "sense": "the '>' character",
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    },
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      "sense": "the '>' character",
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      "word": "mayor que"
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