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Definition of Great deal
1. Noun. (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. "A wad of money"
Exact synonyms: Batch, Deal, Flock, Good Deal, Hatful, Heap, Lot, Mass, Mess, Mickle, Mint, Mountain, Muckle, Passel, Peck, Pile, Plenty, Pot, Quite A Little, Raft, Sight, Slew, Spate, Stack, Tidy Sum, Wad
Generic synonyms: Large Indefinite Amount, Large Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Inundation, Torrent, Haymow
Derivative terms: Heap, Heap, Pile, Plenteous, Wad
Generic synonyms: Large Indefinite Amount, Large Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Inundation, Torrent, Haymow
Derivative terms: Heap, Heap, Pile, Plenteous, Wad
Definition of Great deal
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A large number or amount. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Great Deal
Literary usage of Great deal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"When he had lost a great deal of time in making enquiries about the ... There was
a great deal of shouting, and the inn was packed with a noisy crowd. ..."
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