What is greatness?

Definitions of "great" on the Web [Source]:

• relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk";
  
• of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century"
  
• remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great impact"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
  
• a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music"
  extraordinary or outstanding; "You did a great job on your term paper."

great adj
1. with exceptional talents, or having made remarkable achievements
2. very significant or important
3. powerful and influential
4. very good or pleasing (informal)
5. extreme or more than usual
6. very large and impressive
7. large in number or with many parts
8. doing something often, enjoying something very much, or being a very good example of something
9. able to do something very well, or very skillful with something (informal)
10. larger or more important than others of the same kind
11. very useful or suitable for a particular task (informal)
12. used to emphasize how much of a quality somebody or something has (informal)
13. lasting a long time, or covering a long distance
14. pregnant (archaic)

n
1. somebody whose fame or influence has proved to be long-lasting
2. the principal division of a pipe organ

adv
very well (informal)

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