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grit

/ɡˈɹɪt/GRIT
/ɡˈɹɪt/GRIT

Meaninggrit, dust

Common meaning: firm courage or resolve

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgrēot‘grit, dust’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishgreosource
  3. Englishgrit‘firm courage or resolve’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English grēot ‘grit, dust’.

Roots

  • grēot Old English “grit, dust”

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