greatest adj

1 not to be surpassed; "his top effort" [syn: top]

2 greatest in size of those under consideration [syn: biggest, largest]

3 greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" [syn: leading(a), preeminent]

4 highest in quality [syn: sterling(a), superlative]

English

Pronunciation

• /ˈgɹeɪtɛst/
• Hyphenation: great·est

Adjective

greatest

Greatest is a title, similar to Greatest Hits, used by several musical artists:

• Greatest!, a 1959 album by Johnny Cash
• Greatest (Bee Gees album), a 1979 album
• Greatest (Go-Go's album), a 1990 album
• Greatest (Duran Duran album), a 1998 album

See also

• Greatness, a concept of superiority

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