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Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: Latin immensus, from mensus 'measured'

immense

 adjective
     
im‧mense
extremely large [= enormous]:
People who travel by rail still read an immense amount.
Regular visits from a social worker can be of immense value to old people living alone.
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