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GREAT SEAL
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("great seal" is a kind of...):
seal; stamp (a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents)
Instance hyponyms:
Great Seal of the United States (the seal of the United States government)