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Gross
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gross groß Groß
English
Etymology
As a Jewish and en de - surname, from de groß great, large. The Jewish surname was influenced by en he גדול big, large, hence the Hebraicization en Gadol.
As an English surname, from the noun and adjective en gross, a doublet of above.
The village is named after Ben Gross, who kept a general store there.
Pronunciation
en /ɡɹəʊs/ UK
en /ɡɹoʊs/ US
en /ɡɹɔs/ Philippines,nonstandard
en /ɡɹos/ Scotland,dialectal
en gross
en əʊs ɒs Philippines, Scotland 1
Proper noun
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en Middle English, originally a nickname for a big man, from en enm gros large.
en Dave Davies Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news? w:NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098488908/has-tucker-carlson-created-the-most-racist-show-in-the-history-of-cable-news 2022-05-12 Dave Davies This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in today for Terry Gross. https://web.archive.org/web/20230628114636/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098488908/has-tucker-carlson-created-the-most-racist-show-in-the-history-of-cable-news
en village s/Nebraska, having a population of two as of 2010.
See also
Gross (surname)
Anagrams
en gorss Sgros Sorgs
en eponyms
German
Pronunciation
de /ɡroːs/
Noun
n,-
de Gros
Declension
n,-
Proper noun
surname
de nicknames
de Historical numbers