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- [grohv]
- /groʊv/
- /ɡrəʊv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [grohv]
- /groʊv/
Definitions of grove word
- noun grove Sir George, 1820–1900, English musicologist. 1
- noun grove Robert Moses ("Lefty") 1900–75, U.S. baseball player. 1
- noun grove A small wood, orchard, or group of trees. 1
- countable noun grove A grove is a group of trees that are close together. 0
- countable noun grove Grove is often used as part of the name of a street. 0
- noun grove a small wooded area or plantation 0
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Origin of grove
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English grāf
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grove
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grove popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".
grove usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grove
noun grove
- coppice — A coppice is a small group of trees growing very close to each other.
- orchard — an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
- covert — Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden.
- woodland — a city in N central California.
- plantation — a town in S Florida.