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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
Synonyms:
More; Sir Thomas More; Thomas More
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(comparative of 'much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
Example:
more than a gallon
Synonyms:
more; more than
Classified under:
Also:
much ((quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent)
Domain usage:
comparative; comparative degree (the comparative form of an adjective or adverb)
Antonym:
less ((comparative of 'little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(comparative of 'many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number
Example:
more than one
Classified under:
Also:
many (a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'as' or 'too' or 'so' or 'that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number)
more; more than ((comparative of 'much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree)
Domain usage:
comparative; comparative degree (the comparative form of an adjective or adverb)
Antonym:
fewer ((comparative of 'few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
Example:
more quickly
Synonyms:
more; to a greater extent
Classified under:
Antonym:
less (used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent
Example:
they eat more than they should
Classified under:
Antonym:
less (comparative of little)
Context examples:
It may present at any age but it is more commonly seen in children.
(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(9;11)(p22;q23); MLLT3-MLL, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of adrenal cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.
(Adrenal Cancer Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
One or more sponsor-defined characters used to identify, name, or characterize the medical history items.
(Medical History Sponsor Defined Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)
Forgetting how to use the telephone or find your way home may be signs of a more serious problem.
(Memory, NIH: National Institute on Aging)
Depend upon me for taking care that no tenant has more than his just rights.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Most men need to pay more attention to their health.
(Men's Health, NIH)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of melanoma of the uvea, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.
(Melanoma of the Uvea Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
Medical nutrition therapy may help patients recover more quickly and spend less time in the hospital.
(Medical nutrition therapy, NCI Dictionary)
She looked at me with rather more interest.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
More than 1,500 people died when the vessel sank partway between Southampton, England and New York, United States.
(UK documentary claims fire weakened RMS Titanic, Wikinews)
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