first class vs great

first class

adj
  • Great, very enjoyable. 

  • Of, or relating to the most luxurious and expensive class of accommodation on a train, ship, hotel, etc. 

  • Of, or relating to a first class match. 

  • Belonging to the best or top group in a system of classification. 

  • Of, or relating to a class of mail to be delivered before second class. 

  • Of, or relating to a treatment like that for a first-class citizen. 

noun
  • the third year of primary school, following after the junior and senior infant levels. 

  • premier rank. 

  • One of two classes of city government in the U.S. state of Kentucky, in which cities elect a mayor and aldermen. 

great

adj
  • Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. 

  • Title referring to an important leader. 

  • Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big. 

  • Of significant importance or consequence; important. 

  • Impressive or striking. 

  • Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic. 

  • Much in use; favoured. 

  • Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths. 

  • Skilful or adroit. 

  • Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind. 

  • Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent. 

  • Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble. 

  • Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). 

  • Extreme or more than usual. 

adv
  • Very well (in a very satisfactory manner). 

noun
  • A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim. 

  • The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division. 

  • An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships. 

intj
  • sarcastic inversion thereof. 

  • Expression of gladness and content about something. 

How often have the words first class and great occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )