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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWrit Large
/rɪt lɑrdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Expressed in a clear or exaggerated manner; made more prominent.
"The challenges of the project were writ large in the final report." - 2
A term used to indicate that something is a larger or more significant version of something else.
"The issues of inequality are writ large in the current economic climate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'writ large' originates from the Middle English term 'writen', meaning 'to write', combined with 'large', which has retained its meaning of 'great' or 'significant'. The phrase has evolved to imply that something is expressed in a clear or exaggerated manner, often used in a figurative sense since the 17th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Writ Large" is said worldwide
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Écrit en grand
Transliteration: Ecrit en grand
"Les défis du projet étaient écrits en grand dans le rapport final."
Groß geschrieben
Transliteration: Gross geschrieben
"Die Herausforderungen des Projekts waren groß geschrieben im Abschlussbericht."
Scritto in grande
Transliteration: Scritto in grande
"Le sfide del progetto erano scritte in grande nel rapporto finale."
Escrito en grande
Transliteration: Escrito en grande
"Los desafíos del proyecto estaban escritos en grande en el informe final."
Escrito em letras grandes
Transliteration: Escrito em letras grandes
"Os desafios do projeto estavam escritos em letras grandes no relatório final."
बड़े अक्षरों में लिखा हुआ
Transliteration: Bade aksharon mein likha hua
"परियोजना की चुनौतियाँ अंतिम रिपोर्ट में बड़े अक्षरों में लिखी गई थीं।"
大字写的
Transliteration: Dà zì xiě de
"项目的挑战在最终报告中大字写的。"
큰 글씨로 쓰여진
Transliteration: Keun geulssiro sseuyeojin
"프로젝트의 도전 과제가 최종 보고서에 큰 글씨로 쓰여졌다."
大きく書かれた
Transliteration: Ōkiku kakareta
"プロジェクトの課題は最終報告書に大きく書かれていた。"
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