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   Gi·ant

   /ˈjīənt/

   

   noun

   • 1. an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size.
   • ▪ an abnormally tall or large person, animal, or plant.
   • ▪ a very large company or organization.
   • ▪ a person of exceptional talent or qualities: "a giant among sportsmen"
   • 2. a star of relatively great size and luminosity compared to ordinary stars of the main sequence, and 10–100 times the diameter of the sun.

   adjective

   • 1. of very great size or force; gigantic: "giant multinational corporations"
   • ▪ used in names of very large animals and plants, e.g. giant hogweed, giant tortoise.

   Word Origin Middle Englishgeant (with the first syllable later influenced by Latin gigant-), from Old French, via Latin from Greek gigas, gigant-.

   Derivatives

   • 1. giantlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • G

     2

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

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