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English Dictionary: greatness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
greatness
n
  1. the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
    Synonym(s): greatness, illustriousness
  2. unusual largeness in size or extent or number
    Synonym(s): enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Greatness \Great"ness\, n. [AS. gre[a0]tnes.]
      1. The state, condition, or quality of being great; as,
            greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.
  
      2. Pride; haughtiness. [Obs.]
  
                     It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not
                     aboard your ships.                              --Bacon.
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