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Origin of gross

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French gros “large” (as noun, grosse “twelve dozen”), from Late Latin gross(us) “thick, coarse”

synonym study for gross

3. See flagrant.

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Words nearby gross

groschen, gros de Londres, gros de Tours, grosgrain, gros point, gross, gross anatomy, gross domestic product, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods

Definition for gross (2 of 2)

Gross
[ grohs ]
/ groʊs /

noun

Chaim [khahym], /xaɪm/, 1904–1991, U.S. sculptor and graphic artist, born in Austria.
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Words related to gross

heavy, hulking, great, overweight, stout, husky, thick, aggregate, entire, total, complete, barnyard, offensive, ribald, callous, foul, raw, rank, rough, dull

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British Dictionary definitions for gross

See also gross out, gross up

Derived forms of gross

grossly, adverbgrossness, noun

Word Origin for gross

C14: from Old French gros large, from Late Latin grossus thick
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Medical definitions for gross

Gross
[ grōs ]
Samuel David 1805-1884

American surgeon and educator who wrote widely influential medical treatises, including A System of Surgery (1859).
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Cultural definitions for gross

gross

Exclusive of deductions, prior to taxation, as in gross income. (Compare net.) Total, aggregate, as in gross domestic product.

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