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- [greyp]
- /greɪp/
- /ɡreɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [greyp]
- /greɪp/
Definitions of grape word
- noun grape the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made. 1
- noun grape any vine bearing this fruit. 1
- noun grape a dull, dark, purplish-red color. 1
- noun grape grapes, (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology. tuberculosis occurring in cattle, characterized by the internal formation of grapelike clusters, especially in the lungs. tuberculosis occurring in horses, characterized by grapelike clusters on the fetlocks. 1
- abbreviation GRAPE grapeshot. 1
- noun grape the grape, wine. 1
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Origin of grape
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English < Old French, variant of crape cluster of fruit or flowers, originally hook (for pruning vines) < Germanic; compare GermanKrapf hook and grapple, grapnel
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Parts of speech for Grape
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grape popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
grape usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grape
noun grape
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
- generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
- harvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- wine — the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
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