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|lshtext=<b>grandis</b>: e, adj. cf. [[gradus]]; also Germ. [[gross]]; Engl. [[great]],<br /><b>I</b> [[full]]-[[grown]], [[large]], [[great]], [[full]], [[abundant]] ([[class]].; [[most]] freq. of things; for syn. cf.: [[magnus]], [[ingens]], [[amplus]], [[procerus]], [[vastus]], [[enormis]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> In gen.: ita, [[quicquid]] (olerum) erat, [[grande]] erat, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 35; cf.: [[ager]] [[novatus]] et iteratus, quo meliores [[fetus]] possit et grandiores edere, Cic. de Or. 2, 30, 131: quae [[seges]] grandissima [[atque]] optima fuerit, Varr. R. R. 1, 52; 1: farra, old [[poet]]. ap. Macr. S. 5, 20 fin.: frumenta, Verg. A. 4, 405: hordea, id. E. 5, 36: lilia, id. ib. 10, 25: [[ilex]], Sall. J. 93, 4; cf.: et antiqua robora, Quint. 10, 1, 88: grandissimum alicae [[genus]], Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 112: grandissimae olivae, id. 15, 3, 4, § 15 et saep.: litterae (opp. minutae), Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 68; cf.: [[epistola]] [[sane]] [[grandis]], Cic. Att. 13, 21, 1: [[sane]] grandes libri, id. Rep. 3, 8: grandiores libri, id. Att. 13, 13, 1: verbosa et [[grandis]] [[epistula]], Juv. 10, 71: erat [[incisum]] grandibus litteris, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 34, § 74: corpora, Lucr. 6, 303: saxa, id. 1, 289; Caes. B. G. 7, 23, 2; 7, 46, 3; cf.: cervi eminentes, id. ib. 7, 72, 4: [[tumulus]] [[terrenus]], id. ib. 1, 43, 1: vas, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 21, § 47; cf. [[patella]], id. ib. § 46: [[speculum]], Quint. 11, 3, 68: cothurni, Hor. A. P. 80: lumina, Ov. M. 5, 545; cf. membra, id. ib. 10, 237: ossa, id. ib. 9, 169: conchae, Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 123: rhombi, Hor. S. 2, 2, 95; cf.: [[opes]] grandiores, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 47: smaragdi, Lucr. 4, 1126: [[divitiae]], id. 5, 1118; cf.: alicui grandem pecuniam credere, Cic. Rab. Post. 2, 4: [[pecunia]], id. Verr. 1, 9, 24; id. Fam. 13, 61; Sall. C. 49, 3; Liv. 10, 46, 10; 27, 20, 7; 32, 40, 9; Suet. Aug. 12; id. Ner. 24; cf. [[faenus]], Cic. Fl. 21, 51: aes alienum, Sall. C. 14, 2; 24, 3; Plin. 7, 38, 39, § 127; cf. also: [[donativum]] grandius [[solito]], Suet. Galb. 16: cenae, Quint. 10, 1, 58; cf. [[convivium]], id. 11, 2, 12: [[amiculum]] grandi pondere, Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 83; cf.: [[grande]] [[pondus]] argenti, id. Caecin. 4, 12: [[grande]] [[onus]] exiguo formicas [[ore]] gerentes, Ov. M. 7, 625: elementa, [[bulky]], [[massive]], [[heavy]], id. ib. 1, 29.—In neutr. as grandia ingrediens, advancing [[with]] [[great]] strides: μακρὰ [[βιβάς]], Gell. 9, 11, 5: grandia incedens, Amm. 22, 14.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Of persons, [[grown]] up, [[big]], [[tall]]; and [[more]] freq. pregn., advanced in years, [[aged]], old; also [[with]] [[natu]] or aevo.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(a)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Absol.: an sedere oportuit domi virginem tam grandem, Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 39: videras [[grandis]] jam [[puer]] [[bello]] Italico, etc., Cic. Pis. 36, 87: [[nobilis]] ut grandi cecinit [[Centaurus]] [[alumno]] (i. e. Achilli), Hor. Epod. 13, 11: (Q. Maximus) et bella gerebat ut adolescens, cum [[plane]] [[grandis]] esset, etc., Cic. de Sen. 4, 10; cf. Lucr. 2, 1164: legibus annalibus cum grandiorem aetatem ad consulatum constituebant, adolescentiae temeritatem verebantur, etc. ([[shortly]] [[after]]: [[progressus]] aetatis), a [[more]] advanced [[age]], Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47; so, grandior [[aetas]], Ov. M. 6, 28; 7, 665: [[quandoquidem]] grandi [[cibus]] aevo [[denique]] defit, Lucr. 2, 1141: [[metuens]] virgae jam [[grandis]] [[Achilles]] cantabat, Juv. 7, 210.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With [[natu]] or aevo: non [[admodum]] [[grandis]] [[natu]], sed [[tamen]] jam aetate [[provectus]], Cic. de Sen. 4, 10; so, [[grandis]] [[natu]], id. Verr. 2, 5, 49, § 128; id. Rosc. Com. 15, 44; Plin. Ep. 8, 23, 7; Suet. Ner. 34; id. Aug. 89; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 49; cf.: in aetate consideratur [[puer]] an adolescens, [[natu]] grandior an [[senex]], Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35; so, grandior [[natu]], Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 37: grandi jam [[natu]] [[vexatus]], Suet. Aug. 53: [[grandis]] aevo [[parens]], Tac. A. 16, 30 fin.; cf.: jam grandior aevo [[genitor]], Ov. M. 6, 321.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> In gen., [[great]], [[strong]], [[powerful]]: subsellia grandiorem et pleniorem vocem desiderant. Cic. Brut. 84, 289: vox (opp. exigua), Quint. 11, 3, 15: perspicuo et grandi [[vitio]] praeditum [[exemplum]], Cic. Inv. 1, 47, 88; cf.: exemplis grandioribus uti, id. Div. 1, 20, 39: de rebus grandioribus dicere, id. Fin. 3, 5, 19: [[supercilium]], [[lofty]], Juv. 6, 169: [[Maecenas]], mearum Grande [[decus]] columenque rerum, Hor. C. 2, 17, 4: [[ingenium]], Ov. M. 6, 574: [[certamen]], Hor. C. 3, 20, 7: [[munus]], id. ib. 2, 1, 11: praemia meritorum, id. Ep. 2, 2, 38: [[carmen]], Juv. 6, 636: [[malum]], Hor. S. 2, 1, 49: [[lethargus]], id. ib. 2, 3, 145: [[alumnus]], [[noble]], id. Epod. 13, 11: si metit [[Orcus]] Grandia cum parvis, id. Ep. 2, 2, 179; so absol.: grandia, id. C. 1, 6, 9; id. A. P. 27.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In partic., of [[style]], [[great]], [[grand]], [[lofty]], [[sublime]]: [[genus]] [[quoque]] dicendi grandius quoddam et illustrius esse adhibendum videtur, Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 337: [[grande]] [[atque]] robustum [[genus]] dicendi (opp. subtile), Quint. 12, 10, 58: causae (opp. pusillae), id. 11, 3, 151: antiqua [[comoedia]], id. 10, 1, 65: grandia et tumida themata, id. 2, 10, 6: sententiae, id. 2, 11, 3: grandia [[elate]], jucunda [[dulciter]], moderata [[leniter]] canit, id. 1, 10, 24.—Of the [[speaker]]: (oratores Thucydidi aequales) grandes erant verbis, crebri sententiis, compressione rerum breves, Cic. Brut. 7, 29; cf.: [[Thucydides]] rerum gestarum pronunciator [[sincerus]] et [[grandis]], id. ib. 83, 287: [[causidicus]] [[amplus]] [[atque]] [[grandis]], id. Or. 9, 30: quo grandior [[sit]] et [[quasi]] excelsior [[orator]], id. ib. 34, 119: oratores, alii grandes aut graves aut copiosi, id. Opt. Gen. 1, 2: multis locis grandior ([[Lysias]]), id. ib. 3, 9: fiunt pro grandibus tumidi, Quint. 10, 2, 16; 10, 1, 77.—Adv.: in [[two]] forms.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> grandĭter (acc. to II.), [[greatly]], [[strongly]], [[very]] ([[poet]]. and in postAug. [[prose]]): [[quamvis]] grandius [[ille]] ([[Alcaeus]]) sonet, [[sublimely]], Ov. H. 15, 30: illud mihi [[inter]] maxima [[granditer]] cordi est, [[exceedingly]], Sid. Ep. 7, 4: [[frugi]] [[pater]], id. ib. 2: [[affectus]], Aug. Conf. 1, 9.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> grandō ([[rare]] and [[poet]].), the [[same]]: [[grande]] fremens, [[strongly]], [[aloud]], Stat. Th. 12, 684: [[grande]] sonat. Juv. 6, 517.

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|georg=grandis, e (zu griech. [[βρένθος]], [[Stolz]], [[βρενθύομαι]], [[ich]] gebärde mich [[stolz]]), [[groß]], I) eig.: A) [[groß]] der [[Ausdehnung]] [[nach]], 1) im allg.: [[cella]], [[Varro]]: [[patella]], [[vas]], Cic.: [[epistula]], Cic.: [[liber]], Nep.: [[litterae]], Unzialbuchstaben, Cic.: [[oratio]], große = [[lange]], Cic.: hordea, großkörnige, Verg.: grandiores [[fetus]] agri, Cic.: grandissimus [[calix]], Apul.: grandissima [[seges]], [[Varro]]. – subst., [[grande]], is, n. = το [[μέγα]], das Große, die [[Größe]], Chalcid. Tim. 288. – n. pl. st. [[des]] Adv., grandia incedere od. ingredi, [[mit]] großen Schritten einherschreiten, Amm. 22, 14, 3. Gell. 9, 11, 5. – 2) insbes., v. leb. [[Wesen]] = [[groß]] der [[Statur]] [[nach]], herangewachsen, [[puer]], Cic.: [[alumnus]], Hor.: [[iam]] gr. [[Achilles]], Iuven.: gr. [[bestia]], Liv.: [[fera]], [[Hochwild]], Cels.: [[avis]], Cels.: grandiores aves (Ggstz. minutae aves), Cels. – B) [[groß]] = [[bedeutend]] dem körperl. (kubischen) [[Gehalt]] od. numerischen [[Wert]] [[nach]], [[stark]], [[vox]], Cic.: [[pondus]] argenti, Cic.: [[pecunia]], [[aes]] alienum, Cic. – neutr. sing. st. [[des]] Adv., [[grande]] fremere, [[gewaltig]], Stat. Theb. 12, 684. – C) [[groß]] der [[Zeit]] [[nach]], a) v. [[Alter]] = [[hoch]], vorgerückt, grandior [[aetas]], Cic. – b) v. Pers. = [[bei]] Jahren, [[bejahrt]], [[betagt]], [[grandis]] [[natu]], Cic., od. aevo, Ov.: grandior [[natu]], Cic. u. Suet.; u. bl. [[grandis]], Cic. – II) übtr.: A) im allg.: [[groß]] der [[Wichtigkeit]] [[nach]] = [[bedeutend]], [[vitium]], großer, starker, Cic.: [[res]] grandiores, Cic.: grandioribus exemplis [[uti]], schlagendere B. [[anführen]], Cic.: grandem dicam impingere alci, [[einen]] tüchtigen Pr., Ter.: [[non]] est [[grande]] m. folg. Infin., [[non]] est [[grande]] garrire per angulos et medicorum tabernas, [[Hieron]]. epist. 50, 5. – B) insbes.: 1) dem Ausdrucke [[nach]] = [[großartig]], [[erhaben]], [[hehr]], [[feierlich]] (Ggstz. [[tenuis]]), [[carmen]], Cic.: [[oratio]], Petron.: Ciceronis verba, Quint.: oratores grandes verbis, Cic.: [[nam]] (antiqua [[comoedia]]) et [[grandis]] et [[elegans]] et [[venusta]], Quint.: n. pl. subst., [[professus]] grandia turget, Hor.: [[nec]] conamur tenues grandia, Hor.: grandia [[minute]] dicet, Cic.: grandia [[elate]] canit, Quint.: minuta est [[enim]] [[omnis]] [[diligentia]]; [[hic]] [[autem]] [[locus]] grandia requirit, Cic. – 2) der [[Gesinnung]], dem Geiste [[nach]] = [[edel]], [[erhaben]], [[Thucydides]] rerum gestarum [[pronuntiator]] [[sincerus]] et [[grandis]] [[etiam]] fuit, Cic. [[Brut]]. 287.

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