"GRID" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} GRID (uncountable)
  1. (pathology, dated, now offensive) Acronym of gay-related immunodeficiency (“AIDS”). Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, dated, offensive, uncountable Alternative form of: gay-related immunodeficiency (extra: AIDS) Synonyms: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS [abbreviation, acronym], 4H disease [dated, offensive], gay cancer [dated, offensive, slang], gay plague [dated, offensive, slang], gay-related immunodeficiency [dated, offensive], GRID [abbreviation, acronym, dated, offensive]
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