GRANDGENT

Meaning of GRANDGENT in English

/gran"jeuhnt/ , n.

Charles Hall , 1862-1939, U.S. philologist and essayist.

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GRANDGENT, CHARLES HALL — born Nov. 14, 1862, Dorchester, Mass., U.S. died Sept. 11, 1939, Cambridge, Mass. American linguist who was a principal authority …
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VAIN — I. ˈvān adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English vain, vein, from Old French, from Latin vanus empty, vain — …
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USE — I. ˈyüs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English us, use, from Old French us, from Latin usus use, employment, …
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UPRIGHT — I. | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūpriht, from ūp up + riht right — more at up …
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TERMINATE — I. ˈtərməˌnāt, ˈtə̄m-, ˈtəim-, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin terminatus, past participle of terminare to set bounds, …
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SWERVE — I. ˈswərv, ˈswə̄v, ˈswəiv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English swerven, from Old English sweorfan to file away, polish, …
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STRANGER — I. ˈstrānjə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French estrangier foreign, foreigner, from estrange strange, foreign 1. …
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SOBER — I. ˈsōbə(r) adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English sobre, from Middle French, from Latin sobrius sober; akin to …
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ROMANTIC — I. rōˈmantik, -maan- -tēk sometimes rəˈ- adjective Etymology: French romantique, from obsolete romant romance (from Middle French, from Old French …
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RATIONAL — I. ˈrashən ə l, -shnəl, ˈraash-, ˈraish- adjective Etymology: Middle English racional, from Latin rationalis, from ration-, ratio reason, computation, …
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PERNICIOUS — I. pə(r)ˈnishəs adjective Etymology: Middle French pernicieus, from Latin perniciosus, from pernicies ruin, destruction (from per through + -nicies, from …
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OCCASION — I. əˈkāzhən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English occasioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French occasion, from Latin …
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NICE — I. ˈnīs adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Old French, simpleminded, stupid, from Latin nescius ignorant, …
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NEEDFUL — I. ˈnēdfəl adjective Etymology: Middle English nedefull, nedfull, from nede, ned need + -full -ful 1. : having need : …
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LEAK — I. ˈlēk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English leken, from Old Norse leka to drip, leak; akin to Old …
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EXPANSION — I. ikˈspanchən, ek-, -paan- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin expansion-, expansio, from Latin expansus + -ion-, -io -ion …
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EVIDENT — I. -nt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin evident-, evidens, from e- + vident-, videns, present participle …
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ESTEEM — I. ə̇ˈstēm, eˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English steem, extyme, from Middle French estime, from estimer (v.) 1. …
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EMPTY — I. ˈem(p)tē, -ti adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣmtig, ǣmettig empty, unoccupied, from ǣmetta leisure, …
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EMBRACE — I. ə̇mˈbrās, em- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English embracen, from Middle French embracer, from Old French embracier, from …
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DISHONOR — I. “+ noun Etymology: Middle English dishonour, from Old French deshonor, deshoneur, from des- dis- (I) + honor, honeur honor …
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COPE — I. ˈkōp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -cāp, from Medieval Latin capa, from Late Latin …
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CONTINGENT — I. kənˈtinjənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin contingent-, contingens, present participle of contingere to touch on …
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CHOICE — I. ˈchȯis noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chois, from Old French, from choisir to choose, of Germanic origin; …
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CHANCE — I. ˈchan(t)s, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French cheance, chance, from (assumed) Vulgar …
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BALD — I. ˈbȯld adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ballede; akin to Old English bǣl fire, pyre, Old High German …
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ANNOY — I. annoy noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English annoi, from Old French anoi, enui, from anoier, enuier 1. archaic …
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DISCOVER — də̇ˈskəvə(r) verb ( discovered ; discovered ; discovering -v(ə)riŋ ; discovers ) Etymology: Middle English discoveren, discuren, from Old French …
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