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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

In Turin, from 1825 to 1835, it was worth about 1702 gr.

From Principles Of Political Economy by John J. (John Joseph) Lalor

For example, if milk has sp. gr. of 1.032 at temperature of 70°, it will be equivalent to sp. gr. of 1.033 at 60°.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Harry Snyder

It is to be given at the first attenuation three times daily in half gr. doses of the trituration.

From An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time by B. L. (Benjamin L.) Hill

When the inflammation begins to decline, white vitriol gr. vi. in an ounce of water is more efficacious to moisten the eye than solutions of lead.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin

If milk has sp. gr. less than 1.029, or contains less than 3 per cent fat, it may be considered watered milk.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Harry Snyder

But he was made of flesh and blood, like all other Quakers; and this outrage, in pulling my gr. gr. gr. grandmother down from her horse, was more than flesh and blood could bear.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School

Gr. ? a stepping step, a base, pedestal, fr. ? to go, step, akin to E. come.

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

Gr. ?, fr. ? to set against, to oppose; ? against + ? to set.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

Gr. ?, ?, a jar with two handles; ? + ? bearer, ? to bear.

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

The word “history” comes from the Gr. ἱστορία, which was used by the Ionians in the 6th century B.C. for the search for knowledge in the widest sense.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

Aimee Stephens’ death was announced by the American Civil Liberties Union, which represented her in a lawsuit against R.G. and G.R.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2020

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

The second volume of Hutchinson's History was continued to 1764 by G.R.

From The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty by John Fiske

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

Capps, the winner last weekend in Bristol, Tennessee, had a 3.901 at 328.38 in a Toyota GR Supra.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Draw GR perpendicular to GK to meet the horizontal AL in R, and draw RQC′K perpendicular to the axis Gz, and KC perpendicular to LG.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

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