pra- — meaning in English

English meaning

• grand adj Impressively large, important, or magnificent.
• great adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
• ur intj A filler sound used while hesitating or searching for words, similar to "er" or "um."

Senses

pra- is used for these senses in English:

• grand (usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
• great- With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation
• ur- Forming words with the sense of “proto-, primitive, original”.

grand — full definition

1. adj Impressively large, important, or magnificent.
2. adj Excellent or wonderful (informal, especially in Irish and British English).
3. noun Informal term for a thousand units of currency, such as dollars or pounds.
4. noun Short for grand piano.

great — full definition

1. adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
2. adj Excellent or very good.
3. adj Important or highly significant.
4. adj Used before "grand-" to add an extra generation of family relationship.

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