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the grandaddy of sth
mainly US informalDefinition
(Definition of the grandaddy of sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -based suffix (MAIN PART)
- amenity noun
- be-all noun
- big league noun
- biggie noun
- building block noun
- core noun (IMPORTANT PART)
- flagship noun (BEST PRODUCT)
- heavyweight noun
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