grand
/grænd/ adj (IMPORTANT)Definition
› important and large in degree or size: When I mess up, I mess up on a grand scale. The ten top essayists will compete for the $10,000 grand prize (= the largest prize in the competition). The new restaurant will hold its grand opening Saturday (= a big celebration of the opening of its business).
(Definition of grand adj (IMPORTANT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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