"grá" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡrɑː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Irish grá. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ga|grá}} Borrowed from Irish grá Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} grá (uncountable)
  1. (Ireland) Love, affection. Tags: Ireland, uncountable
    Sense id: en-grá-en-noun-1CkSSCKt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, Pages with 4 entries, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 0 1 0 1 0 10 12 11 11 11 11 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 13 0 1 0 0 0 8 9 8 8 8 8 8
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          "ref": "2023 August 5, Lauren Murphy, quoting Graham Sweeney, “Sounds of Achill”, in Irish Independent Magazine, page 11",
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