Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
in great measure — {adv. phr.} To a great extent; largely. * /The Japanese attack on Hawaii was in great measure a contributing factor to President Roosevelt s decision to enter World War II./ Compare: TO A LARGE EXTENT … Dictionary of American idioms
in\ great\ measure — adv. phr. To a great extent; largely. The Japanese attack on Hawaii was in great measure a contributing factor to President Roosevelt s decision to enter World War II. Compare: to a large extent … Словарь американских идиом
measure — meas ure (m[e^]zh [ u]r; 135), n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. me tron, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.] 1. A standard of dimension; a fixed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in a great measure — to a great degree, very much … English contemporary dictionary
great deal — Synonyms and related words: a deal, a great deal, a lot, abundantly, as all creation, as all get out, batch, beaucoup, considerable, considerably, deal, ever so, ever so much, galore, gobs, good deal, greatly, heap, heaps, highly, in great… … Moby Thesaurus
Measure — Several words are so rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Those which are indefinite. (a) Hok, Isa. 5:14, elsewhere statute. (b) Mad, Job 11:9; Jer. 13:25, elsewhere garment. (c) Middah, the word most frequently thus translated, Ex. 26:2,… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Measure for Measure (album) — Measure for Measure Australian release (Regular Records) Studio album by Icehouse Released … Wikipedia
Great Books of the Western World — is a series of books originally published in the United States in 1952 by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. to present the western canon in a single package of 54 volumes. The series is now in its second edition and contains 60 volumes. The list of… … Wikipedia
Measure — Meas ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Measured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Measuring}.] [F. mesurer, L. mensurare. See {Measure}, n.] 1. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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