Greater vs Upper - What's the difference?
greater | upper |
(great)
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That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
(shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
A stimulant such as amphetamine that increases energy and decreases appetite.
At a higher level, rank or position.
Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
(geology, of strata or geological time periods) younger, more recent
(education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
As adjectives the difference between greater and upper
is that greater is comparative of great while upper is at a higher level, rank or position.As a noun upper is
that which is higher, contrasted with the lower.greater
English
Adjective
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- The rate in isolated counties was about a third higher than in the greater metropolitan counties.
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English
Noun
(en noun)- As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper .
