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larger-scale

larger-scale is the comparative form of large-scale.

Meaning of large-scale

Adjective

large-scale (comparative larger-scale, superlative largest-scale)

  1. Large in amount, scope or extent.
    • Moreover, in view of the lamentable present indecision of the Government in regard to electrification, the large-scale building of diesel power may prove to have been a farseeing move after all.1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86
  2. Of a map or image, drawn large so as to show detail.

Questions about larger-scale

What is larger-scale the comparative form of?
Larger-scale is the comparative form of large-scale.

Words near larger-scale in the dictionary

  1. larger bindweeds
  2. larger Pacific striped octopus
  3. larger Pacific striped octopuses
  4. larger than life
  5. larger-hearted
  6. larger-scale
  7. larger-sized
  8. larger-than-life
  9. larges
  10. larges it
  11. larges it up

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