Definitions for greater
ˈgreɪ tərgreater

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. greater(adj)

   greater in size or importance or degree

   "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. greater(Adjective)

   Used in referring to a region or place together with the surrounding area; (of a city) metropolitan.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'greater' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #669

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'greater' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1176

How to pronounce greater?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of greater in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of greater in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of greater in a Sentence

1. Michel de Montaigne:

   Malice sucks up the greater part of her own venom, and poisons herself.

2. Matshona Dhliwayo:

   An army is greater than a warrior.

3. Tom Jessop:

   We are seeing strong demand and greater diversity of client types, there are more traditional investors. When we started it was crypto funds and hedge funds.

4. Edmund Siau:

   These first few transparent bids or offers are the first steps to encourage greater market participation in using the (Platts) marker to price cargoes.

5. David S. McAlvaney:

   Thus perhaps the most dangerous of all socialist attacks on America in the 1990s is the onslaught to register and confiscate America's firearms. America cannot be subjugated to communism or a socialist dictatorship until Americans are first disarmed. Poland has strict gun control; so does Cambodia, Russia, and Red China. Over 100 million people were brutally slaughtered in those countries, but first they were disarmed. The danger to people when they can't own guns is far greater than any danger gun ownership can ever create.

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