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Grand Kru(tourism)
grand-(dictionary)
grand mal(dictionary)
grand mal(dictionary)
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Grand mal(health)
GRAND(law)
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grand mal(medicine)

MTL (money) and grand(2) (iou)


MTL (money)


Definition: [crh] The ISO 4217 currency code for the Maltese Lira.







grand(2) (iou)



grand adjective1 & noun. [grand] LME.
[Anglo-Norman graunt, Old French grand, grant masc. and fem. (mod. grand(e)), from Latin grandis fully grown, big, great, which in Proto-Romance superseded Latin magnus in all its uses.]
A. adjective.
the Grand: designating a famous country, city, or person. Cf. GREAT. LME-E16.
Caxton He was..borne in grece not ferre fro Troye the graunt.
Of a personal designation: pre-eminent, chief, leading. Formerly also, eminent, great. Cf. ARCH- 2. Now rare or obsolete. E16.
Milton To conquer Sin and Death, the two grand Foes.
b. Designating a (now only foreign) monarch or an official who is senior to others of the same General rank. Now chiefly Hist. L16.
Great, large; main or principal by virtue of greatest size. Now only, (of a specified part of a large building) main or principal by virtue of size and magnificence. E16.
Ld Macaulay The Swedish minister alighted at the grand entrance.
b. Comprehensive, complete. obsolete exc. in grand total below. L16.
Law. (Of a tribunal etc.) of great importance, chief, principal; (of a crime) serious, on a large scale. Cf. PETTY adjective. Now chiefly Hist. E16.
Of most or great importance, value, or scope; great, vital. L16.
H. James She rose..with an indescribable grand melancholy of indifference and detachment. G. Saintsbury Defoe had done a great deal; but nothing in the direction of his two grand achievements.
(Esp. of architecture, a natural object, etc.) imposing, impressive, magnificent; (of an idea, style, design, etc.) lofty and dignified in conception or expression. E18.
E. H. Gombrich The grand classical manner of narrative painting died a natural death in the eighteenth century. G. Gordon Realizing that he'd outlined his entire grand plan. A. N. Wilson The dome of the Oratory,..grand and black against the pale English sky.
(Of a person) stately, dignified; now esp. imposing, superior, haughty; (of appearance) rich, splendid. M18.
E. Feinstein She is very grand in such matters, and has always believed herself far above domestic work.
Of a ceremony, occasion, etc.: conducted with great solemnity and splendour esp. on a large scale. M18.
Janet Morgan Five-course dinners were prepared daily by Jane..with a professional cook and butler hired for grand occasions. M. Drabble He thought a grand finale would be her kind of thing, better wrap it up in style, he said.
Splendid, excellent; (of a person) in good Health, well. colloq. E19.
E. Coxhead You don't look too grand..Are you sure you're all right? J. O'Faolain It'll mean you'll be with all blood relatives. Isn't that grand? M. Binchy He's in Africa, he's grand, he's got a lovely English friend.
Special collocations & phrases: grand air a distinguished appearance or bearing; an affected dignity. grand CLIMACTERIC. Grand Cross: see CROSS noun 12. Grand Fleet Hist. (a) in the 18th cent., the British fleet based at Spithead; (b) the British battle fleet operating in the North Sea 1914-16. grand horizontal: see HORIZONTAL noun 4. grand inquest: see INQUEST 2. grand inquisitor: see INQUISITOR noun 2. grand jury (now US) a jury selected to examine the validity of an accusation prior to trial. grand lama = DALAI LAMA. grand LARCENY. Grand Lodge: see LODGE noun 7. grand manner a style suited to noble or stately matters. Grand Mufti: see MUFTI noun1. Grand National: see NATIONAL noun 4. grand old man a venerated person esp. in a specified field or profession. Grand Old Party US the Republican Party (now usu. abbreviated GOP). grand opera serious opera without spoken dialogue. grand passion an intensely passionate and overwhelming love or love affair. grand piano a usu. large, harp-shaped, full-toned piano with horizontal strings. grand scale a very large or magnificent scale (of activity etc.). Grand Seignior Hist. the Sultan of Turkey. grand slam: see SLAM noun1. grand Sophy: see SOPHY 1. grand style = grand manner above. grand total the sum or final amount after the adding together of all Other totals. grand tour a tour of major cities and places of interest esp. in Europe, formerly undertaken as part of a person's Education; any extensive tour or journey. grand unified field theory, grand unified theory: see UNIFIED. grand VIZIER.
b. noun.
= GRANDEE. E-M17.
With the: that which is grand, impressive, or magnificent. M18.
A Freemason official whose title is qualified by 'grand'. M18.
A grand piano. M19.
baby grand: see BABY adjective.
Y. Menuhin The piano was a small grand of blond wood.
sing. & (occas.) in pl. A thousand pounds or dollars. slang. E20.
M. Gee Bozo's getting over two hundred grand as an advance.