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Definition of Large-scale

1. Adjective. Unusually large in scope. "A large-scale attack on AIDS is needed"

2. Adjective. Constructed or drawn to a big scale. "Large-scale maps"

Definition of Large-scale

1. Adjective. Large in amount, scope or extent. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a map or image) Drawn large so as to show detail. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Large-scale

large(p) large-cap large-capitalisation large-capitalization large-flowered calamint large-flowered fiddleneck large-flowering magnolia large-headed water snake large-headed water snakes large-hearted

large-intestine large-leaved aster large-leaved cucumber tree large-leaved magnolia large-minded large-scale (current term) large-tailed antshrike large-tailed antshrikes large-toothed aspen large blue

large blues large bonito large bowel large breast lesions large calorie large cap large cell carcinoma large cell lymphoma large civet

Literary usage of Large-scale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1921)
"Combination and monopoly are the inevitable result of the machine processes and of large-scale production. Legislation cannot prevent monopoly, ..."

2. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"The physical containment typically implemented for large-scale production ... The self-contained design used for large-scale production should essentially ..."

3. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1911)
"Other advantages of large-scale production arise from the possibilities of experimenting ... The limitations on large-scale production arise mainly from the ..."

4. Economics: An Introduction for the General Reader by Henry Clay (1918)
"IV large-scale Production, and the Limits of Specialization Specialization and Concentration. — An important result of the specialization of labor and the ..."

5. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"Conventional Signs for Large-Scale Maps. — On maps of large scale the conventional symbols used are often similar to those used for small-scale maps,but the ..."

6. Principles of Political Economy by Charles Gide (1903)
"Is the Tendency toward large-scale Production Inevitable and Desirable ? If the evolution which we have just studied should continue in the future, ..."

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