Gargantuan vs Astronomical - What's the difference?
gargantuan | astronomical | Related terms |
(obsolete) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
Huge; immense; tremendous.
Of a tremendous size, volume, degree, etc.
(not comparable) Of or relating to astronomy.
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(comparable) Very large; of vast measure.
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Gargantuan is a related term of astronomical.
As adjectives the difference between gargantuan and astronomical
is that gargantuan is (obsolete) of the giant gargantua or his appetite while astronomical is (not comparable) of or relating to astronomy.gargantuan
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(en adjective)Synonyms
* colossal * enormous * giant * huge * humongous, humungous * immense * See alsoReferences
* (etymology) Gourd, Pumpkin. See Budge Ref, p 803A; (from 'Rev 12'--Revue Egyptologique publiee sous la direction de MM Brugsch, F Chabas, and Eug. Revillout (vol I-XIV))astronomical
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(en adjective)- Finally, all men saw that astronomical knowledge lied not, and they awaited the comet.
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- At the moment he wondered why anyone would want to visit Khatka, let alone pay some astronomical sum for the privilege.
