"greengrocery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: greengroceries [plural]
Etymology: greengrocer + -y, alternatively blend of greengrocer + grocery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|greengrocer|y}} greengrocer + -y, {{blend|en|greengrocer|grocery|nocap=1}} blend of greengrocer + grocery Head templates: {{en-noun}} greengrocery (plural greengroceries)
  1. (uncountable) The trade of a greengrocer. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-greengrocery-en-noun-aXWejPFf Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 52 48
  2. (countable) A greengrocer's shop. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Businesses
    Sense id: en-greengrocery-en-noun-gDdXK~6z Disambiguation of Businesses: 10 90 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English blends: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (store): greengrocer's
Disambiguation of 'store': 0 0

Inflected forms

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