gramercy

American  

[gruh-mur-see] / grəˈmɜr si /

interjection

1. Archaic. (used as an exclamation expressing surprise or sudden strong feeling.)

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noun

1. Obsolete. thanks.

gramercy British  

/ ɡrəˈmɜːsɪ /

interjection

1. many thanks

2. an expression of surprise, wonder, etc

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Etymology

Origin of gramercy

1300–50; Middle English gramerci, grantmerci < Old French grand merci great thanks. See grand, mercy

Example Sentences

He co-founded Gramercy Tavern in 1994 and is celebrating 25 years of his legendary Manhattan restaurant, Craft.

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Others, like Gramercy Tavern and Minetta Tavern in New York and the Blue Duck Tavern in Washington, D.C., have lost their everyman appeal, becoming impossible to get into and expensive to eat at.

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He, his wife, Ellen Ruggles, and their three young sons occupied a handsome brownstone on East 21st Street, overlooking Gramercy Park.

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Many of its properties are select service hotels from Hilton and Marriott, but in recent years it has acquired more notable properties, such as the Royalton near Times Square and the Gramercy Park Hotel, another trendy property in New York.

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At Pete’s Tavern in Manhattan’s Gramercy neighborhood, owner Steve Troy actually credits remote work with the success of its current happy hour.

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Related Words

• gratitude
• recognition