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grosz

1

[ grawsh ]

noun

, plural gro·szy [graw, -shee].
  1. an aluminum coin of Poland, one 100th of a zloty.


Grosz

2

[ grohs ]

noun

  1. George, 1893–1959, U.S. painter and graphic artist, born in Germany.

grosz

1

/ ɡrɔːʃ /

noun

  1. a Polish monetary unit worth one hundredth of a złoty


Grosz

2

/ ɡrəʊs; ɡrɔs /

noun

  1. GroszGeorge18931959MGermanARTS AND CRAFTS: painter George. 1893–1959, German painter, in the US from 1932, whose works satirized German militarism and bourgeois society

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grosz1

First recorded in 1945–50; from Polish, from Czech groš; groschen

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grosz1

from Polish, from Czech grosh; see groschen

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Example Sentences

“We try to get students to think about values and value trade-offs,” Grosz says.

Grosz and philosopher Alison Simmons began a program at Harvard called Embedded EthiCS, in which teaching assistants with training in philosophy are embedded in computer science courses and teach lessons on privacy or discrimination or fake news.

“The danger is that you distract from the actual art-viewing experience,” said Grosz.

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