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    gr
    grain; grains.
  • gr.
    gr.
    abbreviation
    grade.
  • Gr.
    Gr.
    abbreviation
    Grecian.
  • G.R.
    G.R.
    abbreviation
    King George.
  • GR
    GR
    abbreviation
    Greece (international car registration)

gr

1 American  
  1. grain; grains.

  2. gram; grams.

  3. gross.


gr. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. grade.

  2. grain; grains.

  3. gram; grams.

  4. grammar.

  5. gravity.

  6. great.

  7. gross.

  8. group.


Gr. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Grecian.

  2. Greece.

  3. Greek.


G.R. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. King George.


Gr. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Grecian

  2. Greece

  3. Greek

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

GR 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Greece (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gr 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Greece

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of G.R.

From Latin Geōrgius Rēx

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On the other hand, grisp, containing more frequent sequences like gr and sp, is rated as a better possible word of English.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2021

All-purpose player - Khalil Herbert, Virginia Tech, 5-9, 212, gr.,

From Washington Times Dec. 21, 2020

All-purpose player — Khalil Herbert, Virginia Tech, 5-9, 212, gr.,

From Seattle Times Dec. 21, 2020

At West Point, players have gr own weary of talking about losing 13 in a row to the Midshipmen, but the question is going to be inescapable until Army beats its archrivals again.

From Washington Post Dec. 10, 2015

Its at. wt. is 79.2, and its sp. gr.

From Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 by Marcus J. Martin

If the stage of ulceration has been reached, a paste made from the following prescription, spread thickly on linen and frequently changed, soon cures:—Hydrarg. ammoniat. gr. v., ichthyol ɱx, pulveris zinci oxidi ʒiv, vaseline ℥ss.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

Extr. aloes, aa. gr. iij. divided into three pills.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache

Sanspareil, by Ne Plus Ultra; while they were five to one against the second favourite, Mr. Dash's gr. c.

From The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

The form of prescription to begin with in an adult has been as follows:— ℞ Pot. bromid., gr. xv.

From A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy by Alexander Hughes Bennett

If, in spite of this, the fits recur, you must have recourse to such an alterative as the following, which has done good in many such cases:—R Bromid. potass., gr. xv.;

From The Domestic Cat by Gordon Stables

L. eleemosyna, Gr. ? mercy, charity, alms, fr. ? to pity.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

Gr. ?, neut. of ? selfÐmoving; ? self + a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. ? to strive.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Gr. ?, fr. ?, fr. ? to crook, stiffen, fr. ? crooked: cf.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

Gr. ? without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this power; ? priv. + ? to be drunken, ? strong drink, wine.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

Gr. ? definition, a short, pithy sentence, fr. ? to mark off by boundaries, to define; ? from + ? to separate, part.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

It’s the kind of thing that really concerns G.R.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2024

The trilogy of cases the United States Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday, R.G. and G.R.

From Slate Oct. 7, 2019

On the other side of the case is the R.G. and G.R.

From Washington Times Sep. 30, 2019

He won an Obie award in 1977 for his performance in G.R.

From The Guardian Jul. 23, 2017

Others were simply overstamped with the initials G.R. enclosed in a shield.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

Among the debutantes climbing the hill last week were the Audi Nuvolari hybrid supercar, Jaguar’s Type 01 prototype, BMW’s latest M2, the Renault 5 Turbo 3E, and Toyota’s magnificent-sounding GR coupe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

That’s the heart of my GR Corolla journey.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

But with a workout partner like the Toyota GR Corolla, you’re more likely to stick with your goals all year.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2024

What type of modification will be observed in the GR gene in the highly nurtured rats?

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The Universal type GR radio "A" battery, Fig.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

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