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greter

greter is the obsolete spelling of greater.

Meaning of greater

Adjective

greater (not comparable)

  1. Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.
    • greater yellowlegs
    Antonyms:
    lesser
  2. (attributive) The larger geographic or administrative area that encompasses or belongs to a place (especially if both share the same name).
    • Greater Antilles
  3. (attributive, capitalized, usually) Including the surrounding urban areas and conurbation (of a city or other large settlement).
    • Greater London
  4. (attributive) Referring to a state at its fullest historical (or desired future) extent including colonies, annexed land, etc.
    • Greater Armenia

Questions about greter

What is greter the obsolete spelling of?
Greter is the obsolete spelling of greater.

Words near greter in the dictionary

  1. Greta South
  2. Greta Thunbergian
  3. Greta West
  4. Gretchen
  5. Gretel
  6. greter
  7. Grether
  8. Grethers
  9. Gretna
  10. Gretna Green
  11. Gretna Greens

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Adapted from Wiktionary: greter (page history and authors); greater (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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