writ large

Meaning

Adjective

• Magnified; on a large scale.
• Readily discerned, unmistakably indicated.

Related

Opposite words

• writ small

Origin

• From writ + large; a reference to Plato’s Republic, wherein he describes the state (like the city state) as being like the individual, but larger and easier to examine{{cite-book
• |title=The Republic
• |year=380BC
• |chapter=Book II
• |author=Plato
• |authorlink=Plato
• |author2=Benjamin Jowett (translation)
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