Phrase guide

greater than

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The character >, denoting having a larger amount or number

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَكْبَر مِن (ʔakbar min) — the '>' character
  • Bulgarian: знак по-голямо (znak po-goljamo) — the '>' character
  • Finnish: suurempi kuin -merkki — the '>' character
  • Finnish: suuremmuusmerkki — the '>' character
  • French: supérieur à — the '>' character
  • French: plus grand que — the '>' character
  • Georgian: მეტობის ნიშანი (meṭobis nišani) — the '>' character
  • German: größer als — the '>' character
  • Italian: maggiore di — the '>' character
  • Japanese: 大なり (dainari) — the '>' character
  • Korean: 보다 크다 (boda keuda) — the '>' character
  • Norwegian Bokmål: større enn — the '>' character
  • Portuguese: maior que — the '>' character
  • Romanian: mai mare decât — the '>' character
  • Spanish: mayor que — the '>' character
  • Spanish: corchete angular mayor — the '>' character
  • Spanish: diple mayor — the '>' character
  • Tagalog: higit sa — the '>' character