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JUMBO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jumbo mean?
• JUMBO (adjective)
The adjective JUMBO has 1 sense:
1. of great mass; huge and bulky
Familiarity information: JUMBO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of great mass; huge and bulky
Synonyms:
elephantine; gargantuan; giant; jumbo
Context example:
jumbo shrimp
Similar:
big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
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