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giant

/ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/

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noun

A mythical human of very great size.

Examples :

"The ancient legends spoke of a giant who lived in the mountains. "

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noun

Specifically, any of the gigantes, the race of giants in the Greek mythology.

Examples :

"The ancient Greek myths spoke of a giant, a creature of immense size and strength. "

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noun

A very tall and large person.

Examples :

"The giant in our class, Kevin, always seemed to eat enormous amounts of food. "

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noun

A tall species of a particular animal or plant.

Examples :

"The giant redwood trees in the park are very tall. "

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A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature (e.g. red giant, blue giant).

Examples :

"The astronomer pointed out the giant star in the constellation, much larger and brighter than the average stars we see at night. "

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An Ethernet packet that exceeds the medium's maximum packet size of 1,518 bytes.

Examples :

"The network technician had to troubleshoot a giant because the computer files were too large to send. "

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noun

A very large organisation.

Examples :

"The retail giant is set to acquire two more struggling high-street chains."

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A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.

Examples :

"The giant of our history class, Amelia, could answer any question the teacher asked. "

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noun

Examples :

"The giant, a powerful Jotun, guarded the ancient forest. "

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adjective

Examples :

"The giant redwood tree stood tall in the park. "

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