GIGANTIC


Meaning of GIGANTIC in English

/ dʒaɪˈgæntɪk; NAmE / adjective

extremely large

SYN enormous , huge

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent. (in the sense like or suited to a giant ): from Old French , via Latin from Greek gigas , gigant- + -ic .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.