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[ adjective ] greatest in size of those under consideration
Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)This development is reflected in the action taken in February , 1961 , by the general board of the National_Council_of_Churches , the largest Protestant organization in the US . (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)The ultimate objective of American policy is to help establish a world in which there is the largest possible measure of freedom and justice and peace and material prosperity ; and in_particular - since this is our special responsibility - that these conditions be enjoyed by the people of the United_States . (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)Most_of our largest cities have one or more separate vocational or technical high_schools . (Committee for Economic Development, Distressed...)A recent study indicated that 85 per_cent of the nation 's largest corporations conducted educational programs involving some class meetings and examinations . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] maximal in amount
Synonyms Examples "a maximal amount" "an outside estimate" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)In_addition , the iodoamino_acid formed in largest quantity in the intact thyroid is di-iodotyrosine . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)This was the largest house he had ever been in , almost the largest building , except for a hotel . This was the largest house he had ever been in , almost the largest building , except for a hotel . Related terms |
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