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Greats

British  
/ ɡreɪts /

plural noun

  1. the Honour School of Literae Humaniores, involving the study of Greek and Roman history and literature and philosophy

  2. the final examinations at the end of this course

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

SoCal scored in every inning except the seventh to win the inaugural Golden Greats trophy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2020

I brought her my certificate of baptism, my testamurs in Smalls and Greats, an old passport, a bill of Poole’s, anything I could think of to prove my identity. 

From In the Wrong Paradise by Andrew Lang

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