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- [griv-it]
- /ˈgrɪv ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [griv-it]
- /ˈgrɪv ɪt/
Definitions of grivet word
- noun grivet a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities. 1
- noun grivet A common African guenon with greenish -brown upper parts and a black face. 1
- noun grivet an E African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having long white tufts of hair on either side of the face 0
- noun grivet a ground-dwelling, olive-green guenon monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) 0
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Origin of grivet
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grivet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grivet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
grivet usage trend in Literature
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