gradeh

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gradeh (GRAH-duh) listen

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Definitions

  • adv. As an aside, parenthetically; "it so happens that."

  • adv. In reality, as a matter of fact.

Example Sentences

  • "I will be going away for the weekend. Gradeh, my neighbor is, too."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גראַדע grade; another variant is גראָד grod 'just now; straight; even (not odd)'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      grahda, grade, grahde

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