gracias

[ grah-see-uhs; Spanish grah-thee-ahs ]

interjectionSpanish.

Origin of gracias

First recorded in 1845–50; from Spanish, plural of gracia “grace,” from Latin grātia; see grace

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“Muchas gracias,” she said to the crowd, waved, and blew a kiss.
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Weld, who ran an epic Senate race against John Kerry in 1996, also said “no, gracias.”
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But he now made haste to take them out a second time, he knew of no Tenors in gracias.
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The rest of the party now came up, and soon after, the visitors took leave; Winthrop rode back across the pine-barrens to gracias.
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Oh, a small matter, quite unimportant; it didn't include gracias--Dios.
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gracias society was proud of Mr. Moore; his linguistic accomplishments it regarded with admiration.
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The advantages which had caused this approving northern atmosphere were now known in gracias.
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