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great
Adjective
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A great object or event is very big and large in scale.
A great storm is approaching our shores.
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A great person or object is very good.
Dinner was great.
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Something that is great is very important.
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Great is used to describe an important leader.
Alexander the Great
great
Interjection
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It is said to show happiness about something.
I got the job? Great!
Great, you can come with us on the trip.
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It can also be said to show disappointment.
I didn't get the job? Great.
Oh great, the store is closed.
bible
Noun
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A bible is any book that is considered an authority in a particular subject.
The Blue Book is the bible for the value of used automobiles.
Bible
Proper noun
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The Bible is name of the holy text of Christians consisting of a collection of writings of both Jews, called the Old Testament, and Christians, called the New Testament. (This is always spelled with capital B).
The Bible tells stories of God, Jesus Christ, and good and bad people.
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The holy writings of the Jewish tradition, called the Old Testament, are called The Bible. (This is always spelled with capital B).
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A Bible or Bibles refer to copies of The Bible. This is always spelled with capital B).
The book store sells many Bibles.
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A book that is like the Bible but may be about another religion or is not religious. Often, this means a book that tells everything you need to know about something. Sometime this is used in a title to make a book sound very good.
The Koran is the Muslim Bible.
Anton LaVey wrote a book called "The Satanic Bible," for his new religion called Satanism.
We need a history Bible to help us pass our class.