ginormous

[jahy-nawr-muh s]

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adjective Informal.

extremely large; huge.

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However, even that ginormous difference still shows about three times the amount of deuterium than we see on our planet.
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Its purpose: to collect a ginormous amount of data and crack the ultimate encryption.
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British Dictionary definitions for ginormous

ginormous

adjective

informal very large

Word Origin

C20: blend of giant or gigantic and enormous

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Word Origin and History for ginormous

adj.

1948, perhaps originally military colloquial, from a merger of gigantic + enormous.

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Examples from the Web for ginormous

Contemporary Examples

However, even that ginormous difference still shows about three times the amount of deuterium than we see on our planet.

Mars has no tectonic plates—no continents, in other words—and no ginormous moon.

Its purpose: to collect a ginormous amount of data and crack the ultimate encryption.

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