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grail

/ɡˈɹeɪl/GRAYL
/ɡˈɹeɪl/GRAYL

Meaningdish

Common meaning: cup sought in medieval legend

Journey through time

  1. Medieval Latingradalis‘dish’source
  2. Middle Englishgrailesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsdish → cup sought in medieval legendgrail‘cup sought in medieval legend’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Medieval Latin gradalis ‘dish’.

Roots

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