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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High \High\, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE.
high, hegh, hey, heh, AS he['a]h, h?h; akin to OS h?h,
OFries hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw
h["o]g, Dan. h["o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound,
G. h["u]gel hill, Lith. kaukaras.]
1. Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a
line or surface; having altitude; lifted up raised or
extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as
a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.
2. Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished;
remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or
relatively, and often in figurative senses which are
understood from the connection; as
a Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or
intellectual; pre["e]minent; honorable; as high aims,
or motives. ``The highest faculty of the soul.''
--Baxter.
b Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or
in rank, reputation, office, and the like dignified;
as she was welcomed in the highest circles.
He was a wight of high renown. --Shak.
c Of noble birth; illustrious; as of high family.
d Of great strength, force, importance, and the like
strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes
triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as a high
wind; high passions. ``With rather a high manner.''
--Thackeray.
Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
--Ps. lxxxix
13.
Can heavenly minds such high resentment show?
--Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
higher
adj 1: advanced in complexity or elaboration; "high finance";
"higher mathematics" [syn: {higher(a)}]
2: of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education";
"higher learning" [syn: {higher(a)}]
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