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Grimm

US/ˈɡrɪm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)

2.

the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm''s Law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863)

Origin

Borrowed from German Grimm.

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