GRAND MAL

Meaning of GRAND MAL in English

/ ˌgrɒ͂ ˈmæl; NAmE ˌgræn ˈmɑːl; ˈmæl/ noun

[ U ] (from French , medical ) a serious form of epilepsy in which sb becomes unconscious for fairly long periods

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from French , literally great sickness .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GRAND MAL — noun Etymology: French, literally, great illness Date: 1897 severe epilepsy characterized by seizures which are initially tonic and then become …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRAND MAL — ˈgran|mäl, -raam-, -rän-, -mal, -mȧl, F gräⁿmȧl noun Etymology: French, literally, great illness : epilepsy due to an inborn usually …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAND MAL — /gran" mahl", -mal", grand"/ ; Fr. /grddahonn mannl"/ , Pathol. See under epilepsy . [ 1875-80; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAND MAL — noun Etymology: French, literally, great illness Date: 1897 : severe epilepsy characterized by seizures which are initially tonic and then …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAND MAL — Pronunciation: ' grän(d)- ˌ mäl, ' grä n - ˌ mäl, - ˌ mal; ' gran(d)- ˌ mal Function: noun …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GRAND MAL — [ grɒ~'mal \] ■ noun a serious form of epilepsy with muscle spasms and prolonged loss of consciousness. Compare with …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRAND MAL — [grand mal] n [F, lit., great illness] (1897): severe epilepsy
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRAND MAL — grand mal BrE AmE ˌɡrɒn ˈmæl ˌɡrɒ̃- AmE ˌɡræn ˈmɑːl ˌɡrɑːn-, -ˈmæl, ˈ•• —French [ -mal \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRAND MAL — grand mal /ˌɡrɒn ˈmæl $ ˌɡrɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] technical [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'great …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRAND MAL — n. a serious form of epilepsy with loss of consciousness (cf. PETIT MAL). [F, = great sickness]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRAND MAL — n. a serious form of epilepsy with loss of consciousness (cf. PETIT MAL). [ F, = great sickness ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRAND MAL — n. a serious form of epilepsy with loss of consciousness (cf. PETIT MAL). Etymology: F, great sickness
Oxford English vocab
GRAND MAL — Synonyms and related words : Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, access, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRAND MAL — Эпилепсия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MAL — Airport Name : Malone-Dufort Airport Airport Location : Malone, New York, United States IATA Code : MAL ICAO Code : …
Airport Code English Dictionary
MAL — adj bad, evil; le mal oculo the evil eye adv badly n 1. evil, also: bad (= badness, that which …
Interlingua English vocab
MAL- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from mal bad (from Latin malus) & mal badly, from Latin male, from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAL — abbreviation ~achi
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRAND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Grand Falls Grand Alliance War of the Grand Banks Grand Canal Grand Canyon Grand …
Английский словарь Британика
MAL- — I. combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French mal, adjective, bad & mal, adverb, badly; Middle French mal bad, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MÅL — noun or maal ( -s ) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: Norwegian mål, literally, speech, from Old Norse māl : landsmål
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAL — ˈmäl, -a-, -ȧ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French & Italian; French mal, from Old French, from mal, adverb, badly; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAND — (superl.) Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
GRAND — (superl.) Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of persons); majestic, …
Английский словарь Webster
GRAND — ( superl. ) Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAL- — a combining form meaning "bad," "wrongful," "ill," occurring originally in loanwords from French ( malapert ); on this model, used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAND — — grandly , adv. — grandness , n. /grand/ , adj., grander, grandest , n. , pl. grands for 13, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAL — pref. bad; wrong; abnormal
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRAND — I. ˈgrand adjective Etymology: Anglo-French grant, grand, large, great, grand, from Latin grandis Date: 1548 1. a. : having more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAL- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from mal bad (from Latin malus ) & mal badly, from Latin male, from malus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAL — Malachi
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAND — superl of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand …
Webster English vocab
MAL- — ■ combining form 1》 in an unpleasant degree: malodorous. 2》 in a faulty or inadequate manner: malfunction. ↘in an improper …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MAL — ■ abbreviation Malaysia (international vehicle registration).
Concise Oxford English vocab
MAL- — [mal-] comb form [ME, fr. MF, fr. OF, fr. mal bad (fr. L malus) & mal badly, fr. L male, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRAND — [grand] adj [MF, large, great, grand, fr. L grandis] (1584) 1 a: having more importance than others: foremost b: having …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAL — [Mal] abbreviation Malachi
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAL- — mal- BrE AmE mæl ▷ — maladaptive ˌmæl ə ˈdæpt ɪv ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRAND — grand, Grand BrE AmE ɡrænd —but in French expressions ɡrɒn, ɡrɒ̃ AmE ɡrɑːn —French [ ɡrɑ̃ ] —See also phrases …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MAL- — / mæl; NAmE / combining form (in nouns, verbs and adjectives) bad or badly; not correct or correctly : malpractice …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAND — / grænd; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( grand·er , grand·est ) 1. impressive and large or important …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAL- — mal- /mæl/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: mal 'bad' , from Latin malus ] bad or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRAND — I. ˌgrand piˈano BrE AmE ( also grand ) noun [countable] the type of large piano often used in concerts, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAL- — comb. form 1 a bad, badly (malpractice; maltreat). b faulty, faultily (malfunction). 2 not (maladroit). [F mal badly f. L …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRAND — adj. & n. --adj. 1 a splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. b solemn or lofty in conception, execution, or expression; noble. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRAND — adj. & n. adj. 1 a splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. b solemn or lofty in conception, execution, or expression; noble. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRAND — adj. & n. --adj. 1. a splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. b solemn or lofty in conception, execution, or expression; noble. …
Oxford English vocab
MAL- — Mal- is added to words in order to form new words which describe things that are bad or unpleasant, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAND — ( grander, grandest, grands) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAL- — Mal- is added to words in order to form new words which describe things that are bad or unpleasant, or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GRAND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAND — (SPLENDID) [adjective] -er, -est - splendid in style and appearance; attracting admiration and attentionThe Palace of Versailles is very grand.We …
Cambridge English vocab
GRAND — n. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Grand Falls Grand Alliance War of the Grand Banks Grand Canal Grand Canyon Grand Canyon …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRAND — Synonyms and related words : Babylonian, C, C-note, Corinthian, G, G-note, Klavier, M, Steinway, admirable, advantageous, aggrandized, all-inclusive, apotheosized, aristocratic, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MAL
Slang English vocab
GRAND — n. 25B6; adjective a grand hotel : MAGNIFICENT, imposing, impressive, awe-inspiring, splendid, resplendent, majestic, monumental; palatial, stately, large; luxurious, sumptuous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MAL — Micro Assembly Language
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
GRAND — adj. 1 large, great, huge, immense, enormous, impressive, imposing, splendid, fine, majestic, stately, lofty, monumental, lavish, magnificent, opulent, luxurious, palatial, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MAL — lam
Anagrams English vocabulary
MAL- — прист. 1) (образует сложные слова со значением) плохо; плохой malfeasance ≈ правонарушение Syn : bad, poor 2) (образует сложные слова …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAL — pref 1) плохо; плохой; to maltreat плохо, жестоко обращаться ;2) не-, без-; maladroit неловкий; бестактный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRAND — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, величественный, грандиозный, великий б) возвышенный, благородный в) важный, знатный; важничающий, исполненный самомнения do the grand …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAL — Болезнь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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