See μέγας in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "you are great, o Lord!; exclamation of surprise, disbelief",
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"roman": "mégistos",
"word": "μέγιστος"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
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"word": "μεγιστοποιώ"
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"ref": "1959 Odysseas Elytis. poem: Άξιον Εστί (To Axion Esti \"It Is Worthy\")",
"text": "ΑΥΤΟΣ\nο κόσμος ο μικρός, ο μέγας!\nAFTOS\no kósmos o mikrós, o mégas!\nTHIS\nthe small world, the great!\nThe Collected Poems of Odysseus Elytis @books.google",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "he is a great legal mind",
"roman": "eínai mégas nomikós",
"text": "είναι μέγας νομικός",
"type": "example"
}
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],
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],
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"word": "τρανός"
}
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"english": "he is a huge conman",
"roman": "eínai mégas apateón",
"text": "είναι μέγας απατεών",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "big mistake!",
"roman": "méga láthos!",
"text": "μέγα λάθος!",
"type": "example"
}
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"great, very important"
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"(formal, pompous) great, very important",
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"english": "Alexander the Great",
"roman": "Mégas Aléxandros / o Aléxandros o Mégas",
"text": "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος / o Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Catherine the Great",
"roman": "Megáli Aikateríni / i Aikateríni i Megáli",
"text": "Μεγάλη Αικατερίνη / η Αικατερίνη η Μεγάλη",
"type": "example"
}
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"with capital M → Μέγας (Mégas)"
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[
"Μέγας",
"Μέγας#Greek"
]
],
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"(for important places and historical figures): with capital M → Μέγας (Mégas)"
],
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]
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"english": "big, great",
"roman": "megálos",
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"word": "μεγάλος"
}
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"word": "μέγας"
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"english": "you are great, o Lord!; exclamation of surprise, disbelief",
"roman": "mégas eísai Kýrie",
"word": "μέγας είσαι Κύριε"
}
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"tags": [
"romanization"
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"pos": "adj",
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"roman": "mégistos",
"word": "μέγιστος"
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"roman": "megistopoió",
"word": "μεγιστοποιώ"
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"text": "ΑΥΤΟΣ\nο κόσμος ο μικρός, ο μέγας!\nAFTOS\no kósmos o mikrós, o mégas!\nTHIS\nthe small world, the great!\nThe Collected Poems of Odysseus Elytis @books.google",
"type": "quotation"
},
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"english": "he is a great legal mind",
"roman": "eínai mégas nomikós",
"text": "είναι μέγας νομικός",
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"great, very important"
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"(formal, pompous) great, very important"
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"english": "he is a huge conman",
"roman": "eínai mégas apateón",
"text": "είναι μέγας απατεών",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "big mistake!",
"roman": "méga láthos!",
"text": "μέγα λάθος!",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"great, very important"
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"great",
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"(formal, pompous) great, very important",
"(ironically)"
],
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{
"word": "τρανός"
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"formal"
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"english": "Alexander the Great",
"roman": "Mégas Aléxandros / o Aléxandros o Mégas",
"text": "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος / o Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Catherine the Great",
"roman": "Megáli Aikateríni / i Aikateríni i Megáli",
"text": "Μεγάλη Αικατερίνη / η Αικατερίνη η Μεγάλη",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"with capital M → Μέγας (Mégas)"
],
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"Μέγας",
"Μέγας#Greek"
]
],
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"word": "μεγάλος"
}
],
"word": "μέγας"
}
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