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Definition of large-scale adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

large-scale

adjective
 
 
/ˌlɑːdʒ ˈskeɪl/
 
/ˌlɑːrdʒ ˈskeɪl/
[usually before noun]
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  1.  
    involving many people or things, especially over a wide area
    • Large areas of the forest will be cleared for ranching as part of a large-scale development plan.
    • the large-scale manufacturing of the vaccine
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    • The proposals include large-scale investment in agriculture and industry.
    • These measures would facilitate the development of large-scale business enterprises.
  2. (of a map, model, etc.) drawn or made to a scale that shows a small area of land or a building in great detail opposite small-scale
See large-scale in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee large-scale in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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