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Etymology
large + scale
Adjective
large-scale (comparative more large-scale, superlative most large-scale)
- Large in amount, scope or extent.
1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:Moreover, in view of the lamentable present indecision of the Government in regard to electrification, the large-scale building of diesel power may prove to have been a farseeing move after all.
1964 March, “Timetable confusion”, in Modern Railways, page 145:The production of railway timetables is a large-scale and expensive operation.
- (of a map or image) Drawn large so as to show detail.
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large in amount, scope or extent
drawn large so as to show detail
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