"grand-" meaning in English

See grand- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English, probably modelled after use of grand in Middle French (e.g., grandpere); see also grand. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{m|frm|grand}} grand, {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{m|frm|grandpere}} grandpere, {{m|en|grand}} grand Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} grand-, {{en-prefix}} grand-
  1. of a generation removed from the original noun Tags: morpheme Synonyms: great- Translations (Translations): iso- (Finnish), grand- (english: older generation) (French), petit- (english: younger generation) (French)
    Sense id: en-grand--en-prefix-8MlDkUeV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for grand- meaning in English (1.5kB)

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