giant

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Extremely large.

   They ordered a giant pizza to share among ten people.

2. 2
   noun

   An imaginary or very large and tall person.

   In the fairy tale, a giant lived at the top of the beanstalk.

3. 3
   noun

   A very large and powerful company or organization.

   The tech giant announced thousands of new jobs.

From Middle English geaunt, geant, from Old French geant, gaiant (Modern French géant) from Vulgar Latin *gagās, gagant-, from Latin gigās, gigant-, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”) Cognate to giga- (“1,000,000,000”). Displaced native Old English ent, eoten, and þyrs. Compare Modern English ent (“giant tree-man”), ettin ("a giant"), and thurse ("a giant").

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