Greats
Britishplural noun
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the Honour School of Literae Humaniores, involving the study of Greek and Roman history and literature and philosophy
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the final examinations at the end of this course
Example Sentences
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Greats of the game at this Women’s World Cup include U.S. duo Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan, Canadian forward Christine Sinclair, and Marta, the Brazilian regarded as possibly the greatest women’s player of all time.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
The former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback was raising money for his Jaws Youth Playbook Foundation, and Golic helped raise money for Ditka’s Gridiron Greats.
From Fox News ● Feb. 11, 2022
Greats such as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player were still in the field.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2020
Prince showed us that the Greats, the Immortal Ones, don't always live in history books and in the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2016
"I'm going to be when I begin Greats."
From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown
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