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British pre-grouping railway company (1897–1922)
The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening
Great_Central_Railway
Topics referred to by the same term
Great Central or Great Central Railway may refer to: Great Central Railway, a historical railway company in the United Kingdom Great Central Railway (heritage
Great_Central
Track in Western Australia and the Northern Territory
The Great Central Road is a mostly unsealed Australian highway that runs 1,126 km (700 mi) from Laverton, Western Australia to Yulara, Northern Territory
Great_Central_Road
Flat valley that dominates central California
and the Coast Ranges to the west. "A Statistical Tour of California's Great Central Valley". California Research Bureau. California State Library. Archived
Central_Valley_(California)
Heritage railway based in Loughborough, England
The Great Central Railway (GCR) is a heritage railway in Leicestershire, England, named after the company that originally built this section of railway
Great Central Railway (heritage railway)
Great_Central_Railway_(heritage_railway)
Former railway line in the United Kingdom
The Great Central Main Line (GCML), also known as the London Extension is a former main line railway in the United Kingdom. The line was opened in 1899
Great_Central_Main_Line
Heritage railway in Nottingham, England
The Great Central Railway (Nottingham) (formerly known as the Nottingham Heritage Railway) is a heritage railway located at the Nottingham Transport Heritage
Great Central Railway (Nottingham)
Great_Central_Railway_(Nottingham)
The Great Central Mosque of Avcılar (Turkish: Avcılar Merkez Ulu Cami) is a mosque in the Turkish municipality of Avcılar, near Istanbul. A mosque previously
Great Central Mosque of Avcılar
Great_Central_Mosque_of_Avcılar
Rail station in Chicago
Great Central Station, also known as Great Central Depot, was an intercity train station in Chicago, Illinois, owned by the Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
Great_Central_Station
The Great Central Fair was a Sanitary Fair that happened in June 1864. It took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was a fundraiser for the United
Great_Central_Fair
Lake on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada
Great Central Lake is a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is located north of Sproat Lake and to the northwest of the city of Port
Great_Central_Lake
rolling stock based at the preserved Great Central Railway at Loughborough in Leicestershire, the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) at Ruddington in
List of Great Central Railway locomotives and rolling stock
List_of_Great_Central_Railway_locomotives_and_rolling_stock
Former Australian gold mining company
Great Central Mines was an Australian gold mining company. The company lost its independence in 1999, when it was taken over by Normandy Mining, and was
Great_Central_Mines
The Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway was a railway built and operated jointly by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and Great Central Railway
Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
Great_Western_and_Great_Central_Joint_Railway
Former baseball league
The Great Central League was a short-lived baseball league of four teams that played baseball in the upper Midwest of the United States in 1994. The league
Great_Central_League
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of the United States
The Central Great Plains are a prairie ecoregion of the central United States, part of North American Great Plains. The region runs from west-central Texas
Central Great Plains (ecoregion)
Central_Great_Plains_(ecoregion)
was absorbed by the Great Central Railway on 1 January 1907. All LD&ECR locomotives were built by Kitson & Co. In 1923 the Great North of Scotland Railway
Locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway
Locomotives_of_the_London_and_North_Eastern_Railway
Desert in the western United States
geographical region that largely overlaps the Great Basin shrub steppe defined by the World Wildlife Fund, and the Central Basin and Range ecoregion defined by
Great_Basin_Desert
Hotel in London
side of central London, England, in the City of Westminster. It was originally opened by the Great Central Railway, as the Hotel Great Central. As one
The_Landmark_London
Public park in Chișinău, Moldova
The Stephen the Great Central Park (Romanian: Grădina Publică „Ștefan cel Mare”) is the main park in Central Chișinău, Moldova. It is the oldest park in
Stephen the Great Central Park
Stephen_the_Great_Central_Park
includes many types of lizards, including the vulnerable great desert skink (Egernia kintorei), the Central Ranges taipan (discovered in 2007), and a number of
Deserts_of_Australia
City and unitary authority in England
in north Essex. The decommissioned Leicester Central railway station is on the late Victorian Great Central Railway line that ran from London Marylebone
Leicester
Geographical features in New York City's Central Park
The Great Lawn and Turtle Pond are two connected features of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The lawn and pond are located on
Great_Lawn_and_Turtle_Pond
British rapper (born 1998)
"Central Cee Shares Release Date For Long-Awaited Debut Album 'Can't Rush Greatness'". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2025. CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS by
Central_Cee
Set of railway junctions in northern England
and the Midland's Sheffield station was more central, as was St Pancras. This meant the Great Central could only compete on two fronts - price and speed
Beighton_Junction
Mosque in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
The Great Mosque of Central Java (Indonesian: Masjid Agung Jawa Tengah) is a mosque in the city of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The mosque area covers
Great_Mosque_of_Central_Java
This is a diagrammatic map of the Great Central Main Line, part of the former Great Central Railway network. The map shows the line as it currently is
Great Central Main Line (diagram)
Great_Central_Main_Line_(diagram)
1990 book by Peter Hopkirk
Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia (US title The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia is a book by Peter Hopkirk on "the Great
The_Great_Game_(Hopkirk_book)
Port in United Kingdom
George (1985) [1959], Great Central, vol. 1 Dow, George (1985a) [1962], Great Central, vol. 2 Dow, George (1965), Great Central, vol. 3 Ellis, S.; Crowther
Port_of_Grimsby
Underground railway in London 1863–1933
Met, was placed with a joint committee of the Great Western & Great Central and Metropolitan & Great Central Joint Committees, and generally known as Aylesbury
Metropolitan_Railway
British railway company (1833–1947)
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales
Great_Western_Railway
River in England
River Great Ouse (/uːz/ ooz) is a river in England, the longest of several British rivers called "Ouse". From Syresham in Northamptonshire, the Great Ouse
River_Great_Ouse
Public university in Lincoln, England
journals and other reference materials. The Great Central Warehouse building was built in 1907 by the Great Central Railway. It spent the second half of the
University_of_Lincoln
Public park in Manhattan, New York
Are Central Park's Most Colorful Fall Trees?". Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved November 20, 2025. Barnard 2002, pp. 32–35. "Central Park Great Trees"
Central_Park
19th-century Anglo-Russian confrontation
titled The Great Game in Asia (1800–1844) on 10 November 1926. The use of the term "The Great Game" to describe Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia became
Great_Game
Railway company in the United States of America
The Great Lakes Central Railroad (reporting mark GLC) is an American regional railroad operating in the state of Michigan. It was originally called the
Great_Lakes_Central_Railroad
National Rail terminus and London Underground station
The station opened on 15 March 1899 as the London terminus of the Great Central Main Line (GCML), the last major railway to open in Britain for 100
Marylebone_station
Heritage railway station in Buckinghamshire, England
1899, Quainton Road became a main line station with the opening of the Great Central Railway London extension. In 1933, the Metropolitan Railway was taken
Quainton_Road_railway_station
Former railway station in England
being operated by the Great Central Railway, which was already operating the WJR. Most services ran through to Manchester Central. The station opened with
St Helens Central railway station (Great Central Railway)
St_Helens_Central_railway_station_(Great_Central_Railway)
Series of fortifications in northern China
The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications in China. They were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial
Great_Wall_of_China
Rail line
The Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway was a joint railway company that controlled a line extending from Harrow on the Hill in what is now north-western
Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Railway
Metropolitan_and_Great_Central_Joint_Railway
Railway line in the United Kingdom
Loughborough Gap is a 500-metre-long (0.3-mile) missing section of the Great Central Main Line to the north-east of Loughborough, England. The gap was created
Loughborough_Gap
British steam locomotive class (1911–1966)
The Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8K 2-8-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. Introduced in 1911, and designed by John G.
GCR_Class_8K
Desert in East Asia
depression (in which Sven Hedin sees a northeast bay of the former great Central Asian lake of Lop-nor), having over against them the écheloned terminals
Gobi_Desert
London Underground line
and Great Eastern Railway buildings east of Stratford, from when the line to Epping was a rural branch line. In terms of total passengers, the Central line
Central line (London Underground)
Central_line_(London_Underground)
Principal main line railway in England
The Great Western Main Line (GWML) is a main line railway in England that runs between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads. It connects to other
Great_Western_Main_Line
Town in Leicestershire, England
Railway. Loughborough Central served the Great Central Railway. It was opened on 15 March 1899 and closed in 1969. Loughborough Central re-opened in March
Loughborough
Country in northwestern Europe
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off
United_Kingdom
Port in Lincolnshire, England
Humber Commercial Railway and Dock Company in association with the Great Central Railway; the dock company incorporated and the works permitted by the
Port_of_Immingham
Station in Leicestershire, England
Loughborough Central Station is a railway station on the Great Central Railway and the Great Central Railway (heritage railway) serving Loughborough.
Loughborough Central railway station
Loughborough_Central_railway_station
UK railway line
The Great Central and Midland Joint Railway, formerly, before 1897, Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee, was a collection of joint railways
Great Central and Midland Joint Railway
Great_Central_and_Midland_Joint_Railway
Local political party in England
Great Yarmouth First (GYF) is a political party in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It was founded by the constituency's Member of Parliament, Rupert Lowe in December
Great_Yarmouth_First
Topics referred to by the same term
Central Station (Chicago), station for Baltimore and Ohio and other railroads, to 1969 Great Central Station, station in Chicago for Illinois Central
Central_Station
Liverpool docks, using much of the trackbed of the former north–south Great Central Railway. The company argued that such a line could significantly cut
Central_Railway_(UK)
British "Big 4" railway company, active 1923–1947
principal constituents of the LNER were: Great Eastern Railway Great Central Railway Great Northern Railway Great North of Scotland Railway Hull and Barnsley
London and North Eastern Railway
London_and_North_Eastern_Railway
Waterfall and national park in Paterson, New Jersey, United States
The Great Falls of the Passaic River is a 77-foot (23 m) high waterfall on the Passaic River in the city of Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey. One
Great_Falls_(Passaic_River)
Former railway station in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottingham Victoria was a Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway railway station in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It was designed by
Nottingham Victoria railway station
Nottingham_Victoria_railway_station
Railway in England
dependency on other lines limited its future. It agreed a merger with the Great Central Railway and was absorbed by the GCR in 1907. The Nottinghamshire coalfield
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
Lancashire,_Derbyshire_and_East_Coast_Railway
Common name for a railway station
Central railway station was owned by the Great Central Railway, and Central Station (Chicago) was owned by the Illinois Central Railroad. Some Great Western
Central_station
Village in Leicestershire, England
2021). When the Great Central line opened on 15 March 1899, it was planned for Swithland to have its own station, the Great Central having visions of
Swithland
Defunct railway in England
The Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway, colloquially referred to as "the Joint Line" was a railway line connecting Doncaster and Lincoln with
Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Great_Northern_and_Great_Eastern_Joint_Railway
Flat expanse in western North America
topography. The Great Plains ecoregion includes five sub-regions: Temperate Prairies, West-Central Semi-Arid Prairies, South-Central Semi-Arid Prairies
Great_Plains
Branch line of the London Underground
rather than as through trains to London. The opening in 1899 of the Great Central Railway at Marylebone station, Edward Watkin's connection between London
Chesham_branch
Synagogue in the City of London, England
The Central Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 133-141 Great Portland Street, with additional frontage to Hallam Street
Central Synagogue (Great Portland Street)
Central_Synagogue_(Great_Portland_Street)
Flood in California, Oregon, and Nevada
The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest flood in the recorded history of California, Oregon, and Nevada, inundating the Western United States and portions
Great_Flood_of_1862
Rail line in Buckinghamshire, England (1871–1935)
London terminus at Paddington. The Great Central Railway's station at Wotton, and the other Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway station at Akeman
Brill_Tramway
Topics referred to by the same term
Great Falls Central High School may refer to: Great Falls Central High School, a historic public high school in Great Falls, Montana, constructed in 1896
Great Falls Central High School
Great_Falls_Central_High_School
Tunisian religious building and site of Islamic worship
The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Arabic: جامع القيروان الأكبر), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (جامع عقبة بن نافع), is a mosque situated in the UNESCO
Great_Mosque_of_Kairouan
Television series
Central Roast is a series of celebrity roast specials that air on the American television channel Comedy Central. The first official Comedy Central Roast
Comedy_Central_Roast
Industrial museum
STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, also known as Swindon Steam Railway Museum, is housed in part of the former railway works in Swindon, England
Museum of the Great Western Railway
Museum_of_the_Great_Western_Railway
13th-century Anatolian beylik-era mosque in central Turkey
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital (Turkish: Divriği Ulu Cami ve Darüşşifası) was built in 1228–1229 by the local dynasty of the Mengujekids in the small
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital
Divriği_Great_Mosque_and_Hospital
British railway line
GWR collaborated with the Great Central Railway (GCR) to create a new railway known as the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway between Northolt
Chiltern_Main_Line
British railway company
Dow, George, Great Central: volume I: the Progenitors, 1813 - 1863, Locomotive Publishing Co Ltd, London, 1959 Dow, George, Great Central: volume II: Dominion
West Riding and Grimsby Railway
West_Riding_and_Grimsby_Railway
English newspaper
The Leicester Gazette (formerly Great Central Gazette) is a local, independent newspaper covering Leicester and Leicestershire. Launched in March 2023
Leicester_Gazette
Railway station and tram-train stop in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Rotherham and Masborough. This station came under the ownership of the Great Central Railway (GCR) when the MS&LR changed its name in anticipation of its
Rotherham_Central_station
Ecoregion in North America
and riparian ecosystems. The Great Plains extend from Mexico in the south through the central United States to central Canada. Many sub-regions exist
Great_Plains_ecoregion
Island northwest of continental Europe
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and
Great_Britain
British locomotive classification system
page: Principal Constituents Great Central Railway (GCR), Great Eastern Railway (GER), Great Northern Railway (GNR), Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR)
LNER locomotive numbering and classification
LNER_locomotive_numbering_and_classification
Major road in England and Wales
(Viroconium Cornoviorum) near Shrewsbury. The Act of Union 1800, which unified Great Britain and Ireland, gave rise to a need to improve communication links
A5_road_(Great_Britain)
Painting by J. M. W. Turner
Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway is an oil painting by the 19th-century British painter J. M. W. Turner. The painting was first exhibited
Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway
Rain,_Steam_and_Speed_–_The_Great_Western_Railway
Disused railway station in Leicestershire, England
was a principal stop on the Great Central Main Line. The station was situated to the west of the city centre, on Great Central Street, which is now just
Leicester Central railway station
Leicester_Central_railway_station
Khitan-led dynasty of China (916–1125)
name was Great Liao Khitan (Great Hura Qidun). The full name in the Khitan language was thus either Great Central Khitan Liao State (Great Tiaudu Qidi
Liao_dynasty
National Rail station in London, England
powerful passenger locomotive in Britain. On 20 November 1905, the Great Central Railway opened a new route for freight trains between Neasden Junction
Wembley Stadium railway station
Wembley_Stadium_railway_station
Topics referred to by the same term
Station (disambiguation) Great Central (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Grand Central. If an internal link
Grand_Central
Railway station in Lincolnshire, England
columns and triple arcade with moulded round arches. The MS&LR became the Great Central Railway (GCR) on 1 August 1897, which in turn amalgamated with other
Gainsborough Central railway station
Gainsborough_Central_railway_station
Oxford–Cambridge railway (1845–1967)
trunk routes, the Great Western Railway's Bicester cut-off and the Great Central Railway main line, were built later. The London and Birmingham Railway
Varsity_Line
Species of owl
Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and central Peru B. v. deserti Reiser, 1905 – northeast Brazil (central north Bahia) The great horned owl is generally colored
Great_horned_owl
Historical sovereign state in Northwestern Europe (1801–1922)
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union in 1801 that united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland
Oxford–Cambridge main line under construction
Valley line provides a link to the Great Western Main Line (at Didcot Parkway). Passenger services to Milton Keynes Central (via the WCML) and Aylesbury (via
East_West_Rail
Mosque in İlkadım, Samsun, Turkey
The Great Mosque (Turkish: Büyük Cami) is a historic stone mosque situated in İlkadım, Samsun, Turkey. The mosque was first built during the Seljuk period
Great_Mosque_(Samsun)
Road in England
The A428 road is a major road in central and eastern England. It runs between the cities of Coventry and Cambridge by way of the county towns of Northampton
A428_road
Military coalition in World War I
The Central Powers, also known as the Central Empires, were one of the two main coalitions that fought in World War I (1914–1918). It consisted of the
Central_Powers
Railway museum in York, England
at the Great Central Railway. Withdrawn from service in 2017 after boiler ticket expired and undergoing mainline standard overhaul. Great Central Railway
National_Railway_Museum
Former railway station in Nottinghamshire, England
Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-302-2. OL19. Dow, George (1985) [1965]. Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan.
Tuxford Central railway station
Tuxford_Central_railway_station
Region of overdensity of galaxies
The Great Attractor is a region of gravitational attraction in intergalactic space and the apparent central gravitational point of the Laniakea Supercluster
Great_Attractor
Railway line in West London
it opened in 1903 as part of a joint project by the Great Central Railway (GCR) and the Great Western Railway (GWR) to improve access to their termini
Acton–Northolt_line
Former railway station in Warwickshire, England
Rugby Central was a railway station serving the town of Rugby, in Warwickshire, England. It was a stop on the former Great Central Main Line, which opened
Rugby_Central_railway_station
Subregion of the Asian continent
the land of Central Asia is too dry or too rugged for farming. The Gobi Desert extends from the foot of the Pamirs, 77° E, to the Great Khingan (Da Hinggan)
Central_Asia
Railway depot in Lincolnshire, England
a water softening plant was installed, the first of its kind on the Great Central Railway. The shed was eclipsed by the opening of Immingham engine shed
Grimsby_engine_shed
Group of lakes in North America
interconnected body of fresh water, within the Great Lakes Basin. As a chain of lakes and rivers, they connect the east-central interior of North America to the Atlantic
Great_Lakes
GREAT CENTRAL
GREAT CENTRAL
Surname or Lastname
Americanized form of Dutch De Groot or German Gross.English
Americanized form of Dutch De Groot or German Gross.English : variant of Greet, a nickname from Old English grēat ‘big’, ‘stout’, a habitational name from Greet in Gloucestershire or Greete in Shropshire, both named from an Old English grēote ‘gravelly place’, or a topographic name with the same meaning.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Great
Girl/Female
Muslim
Great
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nand Kumar | நஂத கà¯à®®à®¾à®°Â
Great
Nand Kumar | நஂத கà¯à®®à®¾à®°Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Great
Girl/Female
Greek American German Persian Scandinavian Swedish
Pearl.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Great
Boy/Male
Hindu
Great
Girl/Female
Indian
Great
Girl/Female
Tamil
Great
Girl/Female
Indian
Great
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indian, Latin, Scandinavian, Swedish
Form of Margaret; Child of Light; A Pearl
Boy/Male
Tamil
Great
Girl/Female
Muslim
Great
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Great Worrier; Great Chivalric
Girl/Female
Tamil
Great
Female
Dutch
, pearl.
Female
English
Short form of Danish/Swedish Margareta, GRETA means "pearl."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Great
Female
Danish
, pearl.
GREAT CENTRAL
GREAT CENTRAL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Wulsi, Old English Wulfsige, composed of the elements wulf ‘wolf’ + sige ‘victory’.George Woolsey came to New Amsterdam from England via the Netherlands in 1623.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian
Breath of God
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
The Best King
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friend of Allah, An epithet
Girl/Female
Tamil
Put together, Joined, Union, Who wants good for every one
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Holcomb, probably specifically from Halcombe in Wiltshire.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God is my judge.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Hoor of heaven, A Houri, Virgin of paradise
Boy/Male
Bengali, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Indestructible; Legend; Immortal; Happy; Oppose Destruction; Long Life; Unconquerable
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian
Imaginative; Enthusiastic
GREAT CENTRAL
GREAT CENTRAL
GREAT CENTRAL
GREAT CENTRAL
GREAT CENTRAL
a.
Having a great belly; bigbellied; pregnant; teeming.
v. i.
To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France.
n.
The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great.
superl.
Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
superl.
Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.
superl.
Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.
v. t.
To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat the whole company.
n.
That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat.
v. i.
See Greet, to weep.
a.
Great as a man's arm.
v. t.
To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely.
v. t.
To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.
superl.
Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.
v. t.
To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a patient.
a.
Great.
v. t.
To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid.
superl.
Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc.
superl.
More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
superl.
Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.
superl.
Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.