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greatness

/ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/ noun

In Latin: magnitudo Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about greatness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence.
  2. Unusual largeness in size or extent or number.

Origin

From Middle English gretnesse, gretnes, greetnesse, from Old English grēatnes. Equivalent to great + -ness.

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