[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

great \great\ gr=at, a. compar. greater; superl.
   greatest. oe. gret, great, as. gre'at; akin to os. 
   lg. gr=ot, d. groot, ohg. gr=oz, g. gross. cf. groat
   the coin.
   1. large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;
      expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great
      house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
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   2. large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude,
      series, etc.
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   3. long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time;
      as, a great while; a great interval.
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   4. superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts,
      actions, and feelings.
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   5. endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able
      to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty;
      noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher,
      etc.
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   6. holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;
      distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the
      great seal; the great marshal, etc.
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            he doth object i am too great of birth. --shak.
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   7. entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as,
      a great argument, truth, or principle.
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   8. pregnant; big with young.
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            the ewes great with young.            --ps. lxxviii.
                                                  71.
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   9. more than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree;
      as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
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            we have all
            great cause to give great thanks.     --shak.
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   10. genealogy older, younger, or more remote, by single
       generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one
       degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as,
       great-grandfather a grandfather's or a grandmother's
       father, great-grandson, etc.
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   great bear astron., the constellation ursa major.

   great cattle law, all manner of cattle except sheep and
      yearlings. --wharton.

   great charter eng. hist., magna charta.

   great circle of a sphere, a circle the plane of which
      passes through the center of the sphere.

   great circle sailing, the process or art of conducting a
      ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc
      between two places.

   great go, the final examination for a degree at the
      university of oxford, england; -- called also greats.
      --t. hughes.

   great guns. naut. see under gun.

   the great lakes the large fresh-water lakes lakes
      superior, michigan, huron, erie, and ontario which lie on
      the northern borders of the united states.

   great master. same as grand master, under grand.

   great organ mus., the largest and loudest of the three
      parts of a grand organ the others being the choir organ
      and the swell, and sometimes the pedal organ or foot
      keys, it is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has
      the middle position.

   the great powers of europe, in modern diplomacy, great
      britain, france, germany, austria, russia, and italy.

   great primer. see under type.

   great scale mus., the complete scale; -- employed to
      designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest
      to highest.

   great sea, the mediterranean sea. in chaucer both the black
      and the mediterranean seas are so called.

   great seal.
       a the principal seal of a kingdom or state.
       b in great britain, the lord chancellor who is
           custodian of this seal; also, his office.

   great tithes. see under tithes.

   the great, the eminent, distinguished, or powerful.

   the great spirit, among the north american indians, their
      chief or principal deity.

   to be great with one, to be intimate or familiar with
      him. --bacon.
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see also:
greater greatest groat small little great bear 
great cattle great charter great circle of a sphere great circle sailing great go 
greats great guns the great lakes great master grand master 
grand great organ the great powers great primer type 
great scale great sea great seal great tithes the great 
the great spirit to be great 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

seal \seal\, n. oe. seel, of. seel, f. sceau, fr. l. sigillum a
   little figure or image, a seal, dim. of signum a mark, sign,
   figure, or image. see sign, n., and cf. sigil.
   1. an engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an
      impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached
      to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication
      or security.
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   2. wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an
      instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to
      give a deed under hand and seal.
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            till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond
            thou but offend'st thy lungs to speak so loud.
                                                  --shak.
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   3. that which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed
      on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.
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   4. that which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which
      authenticates; that which secures; assurance. "under the
      seal of silence." --milton.
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            like a red seal is the setting sun
            on the good and the evil men have done.
                                                  --longfellow.
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   5. an arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of
      gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe
      dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a
      deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a
      draintrap.
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   great seal. see under great.

   privy seal. see under privy, a.

   seal lock, a lock in which the keyhole is covered by a seal
      in such a way that the lock can not be opened without
      rupturing the seal.

   seal manual. see under manual, a.

   seal ring, a ring having a seal engraved on it, or
      ornamented with a device resembling a seal; a signet ring.
      --shak.
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see also:
sign sigil great seal great privy seal privy 
seal lock seal manual manual seal ring 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

great seal
     n : the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or
         sovereignty

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