Gross

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A surname from Middle English, originally a nickname for a big man, from Middle English gros (“large”).

proper noun

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A surname from Middle English, originally a nickname for a big man, from Middle English gros (“large”).
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A village in Nebraska, having a population of two as of 2010.

Etymology

* As a Jewish and German surname, from groß (“great, large”). The Jewish surname was influenced by Hebrew גדול (“big, large”), hence the Hebraicization Gadol. * As an English surname, from the noun and adjective gross, a doublet of above. The village is named after Ben Gross, who kept a general store there.

groove · A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut…groovy · Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.gross · remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of…

Gross · A surname from Middle English, originally a nickname for a big man, from Middle English gros (“large”).

grotesque · Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal,…ground · The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or…grounded · Not allowed to fly.

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