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   jumbo

   /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a very large person or thing.
   • ▪ a very large airliner (originally and specifically a Boeing 747).

   adjective

   • 1. very large: "a jumbo pad"

   Word Origin early 19th century (originally of a person): probably the second element of mumbo jumbo. Originally denoting a large and clumsy person, the term was popularized as the name of an elephant at London Zoo, sold in 1882 to the Barnum and Bailey circus.

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   Meaning of jumbo in English. jumbo. adjective [ before noun ] uk / ˈdʒʌm.bəʊ / us / ˈdʒʌm.boʊ / Add to word list. extremely large: a jumbo bag of sweets. a jumbo- sized packet. Synonyms. astronomical (LARGE) informal. big (LARGE) colossal. enormous. gargantuan. giant. gigantic. ginormous informal. great (BIG) hefty. huge. immense. large.

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   : a very large specimen of its kind. jumbo adjective. Synonyms. behemoth. blockbuster. colossus. dinosaur. dreadnought. elephant. giant. Goliath. leviathan. mammoth. mastodon. monster. titan. whale. whopper. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of jumbo in a Sentence.

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   Jumbo definition: a very large person, animal, or thing.. See examples of JUMBO used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJUMBO | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective [ before noun ] us / ˈdʒʌm.boʊ / uk / ˈdʒʌm.bəʊ / Add to word list. extremely large: a jumbo bag of candy. a jumbo- sized bag. Synonyms. astronomical (LARGE) informal. big (LARGE) colossal. enormous. gargantuan. giant. gigantic. ginormous informal. great (BIG) hefty. huge. immense. large. mahoosive UK informal. mammoth. massive.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishJUMBO definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Jumbo means very large; used mainly in advertising and in the names of products. ...a jumbo box of tissues. ...grilled jumbo prawns. Synonyms: giant, large, huge, immense More Synonyms of jumbo. 2. countable noun. A jumbo or a jumbo jet is a very large jet aircraft that can carry several hundred passengers. ...a British Airways jumbo.

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   Define jumbo. jumbo synonyms, jumbo pronunciation, jumbo translation, English dictionary definition of jumbo. n. pl. jum·bos An unusually large person, animal, or thing. adj. Unusually large: jumbo shrimp; a jumbo jet.

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   Something that's jumbo is extra large. Your jumbo television might look funny in your tiny apartment.