Grand - comes from latin grandis, meaning great, large, or full-grown. the greek translation of grandis is mégas, meaning big or great. mégas is the source of the combining form mega -.
Important and large in degree:
Impressive and large or important:
Used in the name of a.
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Both grand and magnificent apply to what is physically or aesthetically impressive.
Grand implies dignity, sweep, or eminence:
A grand hotel lobby with marble floors.
Magnificent suggests splendor,.
Of a haughty or pretentious nature.
Definition of grand adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
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The meaning of grand is having more importance than others :
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When they bought the house, they had grand [= big] plans for renovating it.
Something that happens or is done on a grand scale involves a great amount of money, effort, space, people, or things.
Grand is often used in the names of buildings such as hotels, especially when they are very large.
They stayed at the grand hotel, budapest.
A grand is a thousand dollars or a thousand pounds.