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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgros
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡʁo
"Il achète les marchandises en gros."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A historical German coin of various values, or a merchant dealing in large quantities (wholesale).
"The museum exhibited a rare silver grosser dating back to the 16th century." - 2
A comparative term occasionally used in specialized literary or historical contexts to denote something larger or more coarse.
"He approached the task with a grosser interpretation of the rules."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English and older Germanic roots, historically used as a variant spelling or comparative form related to 'gross', meaning large, wholesale, or coarse. Over time, it developed specialized contexts in commerce, historical currency, and as a surname, stemming from the Old High German 'grōzzi'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grosser" is said worldwide
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gros
Transliteration: ɡʁo
"Il achète les marchandises en gros."
Groschen
Transliteration: ˈɡʁɔʃn̩
"Der Groschen war früher eine wichtige Münze."
grosso
Transliteration: ˈɡrɔs.so
"Anticamente il grosso era una moneta d'argento."
grueso
Transliteration: ˈɡwɾe.so
"Compró la mercancía al por mayor."
grosso
Transliteration: ˈɡɾo.su
"Ele negociava mercadorias em grande escala."
थोक व्यापारी
Transliteration: thok vyapari
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह एक थोक व्यापारी है।"
大商
Transliteration: dà shāng
Script: 中文汉字
"他是一位历史上的大商。"
도매상
Transliteration: domaesang
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 대규모 도매상이었다."
卸売業者
Transliteration: oroshiuri gyōsha
Script: 日本語
"彼は大きな卸売業者です。"
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