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big-name

big-name adjective: famous or celebrated; well-known.

Adjective

big-name (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Famous or celebrated; well-known.

Questions about big-name

What does big-name mean?
Big-name means famous or celebrated; well-known.
What part of speech is big-name?
Big-name is an adjective.

Words near big-name in the dictionary

  1. big-league
  2. big-lipped alligator moment
  3. big-lipped alligator moments
  4. big-money
  5. big-mouthed
  6. big-name
  7. big-note
  8. big-noted
  9. big-noter
  10. big-noters
  11. big-notes

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