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- [gram]
- /græm/
- /ɡræm/
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- [gram]
- /græm/
Definitions of gram word
- noun gram (in the Volsunga Saga) the sword of Sigmund, broken by Odin, repaired by Regin, and used again by Sigurd in killing Fafnir. 1
- noun gram A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. 1
- noun gram weight: 1/1000th of kilo 1
- noun gram pulse: chickpea 1
- noun Technical meaning of gram An extension of BNF used by the SIS compiler generator. 1
- countable noun gram A gram is a unit of weight. One thousand grams are equal to one kilogram. 0
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Origin of gram
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; < French gramme < Late Latin gramma a small weight < Greek grámma something drawn, a small weight
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Parts of speech for Gram
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adjective
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pronoun
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determiner
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gram popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gram usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gram
noun gram
- matriarch — the female head of a family or tribal line.
- ancestor — Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended.
- dowager — a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.): a queen dowager; an empress dowager.
- granny — Informal. a grandmother.
- grandma — grandmother.
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