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full-size

or full-sized

[ fool-sahyz ]

adjective

  1. of the usual or normal size of its kind:

    a full-size kitchen.

  2. (of a bed) 54 inches (137 centimeters) wide and 75 or 76 inches (191 or 193 centimeters) long; double.
  3. pertaining to or made for a full-size bed:

    full-size sheets.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of full-size1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

Right about now, Paula Deen may be feeling like she got smacked in the face with a full-size ham.

Among other additions to the Apple family, the company also announced a new full-size iPad 4.

If you buy a picture book of that poem, the illustrations are usually of the full-size, jolly, red and white Santa Claus.

Think about times you've spotted a thumbnail-size photo from a friend in your feed and clicked to see it full-size.

Had it been now a catamount, or even a full-size panther, I would have embellished a performance for you worth regarding.

There was room for a full-size lawn-tennis court behind every house on the Estate.

Fig. 82 is a full-size working drawing of a particular form of mounting for galvanometer coils.

The tailings should be small, containing no light chaff and little full-size grain.

There are two styles of finish, called respectively the demi- or half size and the full size.

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