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grand(adj.) late 14c.,grant"large, big" (early 12c. in surnames), from Anglo-Frenchgrauntand directly from Old Frenchgrant,grand(10c., Modern Frenchgrand) "large, tall; grown-up; great, powerful, important; strict, severe; extensive; numerous," from Latingrandis"big, great; full, abunda...
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Today is what many consider just another “Hallmark Holiday”, a day invented by the card companies to guilt people into buying overpriced pieces of cardstock filled with pre-printed sentiments they may or may not actually feel. Today is “Grandparent’s Day”. When I was growing up this da...
grandiloquent A lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language. used in: The Gold Bug grisette A young working-class Frenchwoman. used in: The Mystery of Marie Roget Gulf of Bothnia The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the ...
Nothing of the sacred edifice remained, however, but the Gothic front, with its deep portal and grandlancetwindow, already described.Irving, Washington languid lacking spirit or liveliness I feltlanguid, disinclined for all that was serious,—in fact, lazy.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix ...
Therendezand thevoushave a silent Z and silent S, respectively, because that’s how they’re pronounced in French. The same goes for the silent P and silent T incoup d’état,and the silent D and silent X inGrand Prix. Why does French have so many silent final consonant letters? Just...
grand-nephew Großnichte: 1. grand-niece Großonkel: 1. great-uncle Großtante: 1. great-aunt Großvater: 1. grandfather Grube: 1. cave, cavern, den | 2. cave, cavity Grubenarbeiter: 1. miner Gruft: 1. grave, tomb Grund: 1. bottom, foundation, ground | 2. cause, reason...
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