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Definition of Largest
1. large [adj] - See also: large
Lexicographical Neighbors of Largest
Literary usage of Largest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Channel Islands of California: A Book for the Angler, Sportsman, and Tourist by Charles Frederick Holder, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1910)
"For the second largest White Sea Bass, Silver Medallion. ... For the largest
Albacore, Gold Medallion. For the second largest Albacore, Silver Medallion. ..."
2. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1881)
"ASK JA, THE largest VOLCANO OF ICELAND ; ETC. ranges were distinctly marked, one
being generally of a volcanic character, and the other being ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The largest ol this group of small rivers is the Parahyba do Norte, belonging to
the state of Parahyba, whose length is said to be less than 200 m., ..."
4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1921)
"The largest Wholesale Distributors in the World BOOKS Ж EVERY DESCRIPTION
Distributing From Every Principal City In the United State« FICTION, JUVENILES. ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"The largest quarries are located near the center of the bluff and near a very
... A description of the largest of this group will give a general idea of the ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In some of the largest packing-houses of Kansas City and Chicago, not a pound of
... It is now indispensable in connection with some of the largest business ..."
7. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1897)
"The largest Boiler-Piate.—Stahl und Eisen * gives the following comparison between
the largest boiler-plate yet made, which is stated to be that of which ..."
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