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One of the high points of my career was winning the Grammy for 'I Will Survive.'
Gloria Gaynor

Meaning of "Grammy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRAMMY

From gram(ophone) + my as in Emmy.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAMMY

Grammy  [ˈɡræmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAMMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grammy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAMMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grammy

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance arts: Emmy Awards, the Tony Awards, and the Academy Awards. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959 to honor the musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Following the 2011 ceremony, NARAS overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 56th Grammy Awards were held on January 26, 2014, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Definition of Grammy in the English dictionary

The definition of Grammy in the dictionary is one of the gold-plated discs awarded annually for outstanding achievement in the record industry.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAMMY


Adami
əˈdæmɪ
chamois
ˈʃæmɪ
gammy
ˈɡæmɪ
jammy
ˈdʒæmɪ
lambie
ˈlæmɪ
lamby
ˈlæmɪ
mammie
ˈmæmɪ
mammy
ˈmæmɪ
Miami
maɪˈæmɪ
ramee
ˈræmɪ
ramie
ˈræmɪ
rammy
ˈræmɪ
sammy
ˈsæmɪ
spammy
ˈspæmɪ
tamis
ˈtæmɪ
tammie
ˈtæmɪ
tammy
ˈtæmɪ
trammie
ˈtræmɪ
tsunami
tsʊˈnæmɪ
whammy
ˈwæmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAMMY

Grammies
gramophone
gramophone needle
gramophone record
gramophonic
gramophonically
gramophonist
gramophony
gramp
Grampian
Grampian Mountains
Grampian Region
Grampians
gramps
grampus
Gramsci
gran
Gran Canaria
gran cassa
Gran Chaco

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAMMY

chammy
clammy
commy
double whammy
dummy
Emmy
femmy
gin rummy
gummy
jimmy
lammy
mommy
mummy
rummy
scrummy
scummy
shammy
tommy
tummy
yummy

Synonyms and antonyms of Grammy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Grammy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAMMY

Find out the translation of Grammy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Grammy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Grammy» in English.

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格莱美
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Grammy
570 millions of speakers

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Grammy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रैमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرامي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Грэмми
278 millions of speakers

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Grammy
270 millions of speakers

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Grammies
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Grammy
220 millions of speakers

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Grammies
190 millions of speakers

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grammy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グラミー賞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그래미
85 millions of speakers

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Grammies
85 millions of speakers
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Grammy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Grammies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रॅमी Name
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Grammy´si
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Grammy
65 millions of speakers

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Grammy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Греммі
40 millions of speakers

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Grammy
30 millions of speakers
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Grammy
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Grammy
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Grammy
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Grammy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Grammy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAMMY»

The term «Grammy» is very widely used and occupies the 13.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAMMY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Grammy

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10 QUOTES WITH «GRAMMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Grammy.
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Yolanda Adams
When you win a Grammy... you're thinking about you winning. It is amazing. Your peers and folks in the record business are saying, 'This is what we think of you.' And that's why the Grammy will always be, to me, the ultimate in what you get as far as a music trophy, because it is the one.
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Dan Auerbach
A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.
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Soulja Boy
My first single I was nominated for a Grammy with 'Crank That,' and I lost a Grammy to Kanye West, but it was still such a big deal for me to be nominated anyway.
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Garth Brooks
The most important days, more than any Grammy award thing or anything, is the day that you're responsible for snacks after the game.
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Graham Chapman
You know, Python should have won a Grammy for our musical work on the show.
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Stanley Clarke
When you win a Grammy, it links a certain prestige and importance to you, you know? People want to talk to you.
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Stephen Colbert
Northwestern's alumni list is truly impressive. This university has graduated best-selling authors, Olympians, presidential candidates, Grammy winners, Peabody winners, Emmy winners, and that's just me!
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Jakob Dylan
I liked getting the Grammy more than not getting it.
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Gloria Gaynor
One of the high points of my career was winning the Grammy for 'I Will Survive.'
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Dan Hill
All the Junos, the Grammy nominations, the gold and platinum records, did nothing to assuage my conviction that I was an out-and-out loser.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAMMY»

Discover the use of Grammy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Grammy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jet
A Alicia Keys gets help as she holds the five Grammys she won at the 44th annual Grammy Awards recently in Los Angeles. Keys' song Fallin' won Song Of The Year, and she was named Best New Artist. Keys also won three awards in R&B ...
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Grammy Hits the Road
Grammy kept a close eye on them because there was a small lake at the back of the property which contained a small alligator. While alligators are mostly around swamps and lakes, they sometimes wander into people's yards in Florida.
Norma Benedict, 2009
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My Sax Life: A Memoir
My Sax Life is the English-language edition of D'Rivera's memoirs, published to acclaim in 1998. Propelled by jazz-fueled high spirits, D'Rivera's story soars and spins from memory to memory in a collage of his remarkable life.
Paquito D'Rivera, 2005
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Billboard
the 42nd annual Grammy Awards just a few weeks away, fans and followers of Latin recording artists could not be happier. For the first time ever, there is a host of Hispanic Grammy nominees looking to nab a statuette in non-Latin categories  ...
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Billboard
Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Wallace Roney, and Herbie Hancock shared the jazz instrumental performance Grammy for their contributions to the Reprise/ Qwest album "A Tribute To Miles." Boyz II Men won Grammys for the Motown album ...
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and ...
But the gospel Grammy nominations that year were dominated by all-Christian labels. Christian record labels showed a real surge in voting strength as they captured 22 of the 28 nominations in the gospel categories. The Grammys in 1983 ...
Don Cusic, 2009
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Billboard
"Part of our strategy is to partner with music, not specifically any artist," Riancho says, noting that Heineken is a main sponsor of both the Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards and the Latin Grammy Awards. "Our partners are the two  ...
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Refashioning Pop Music in Asia: Cosmopolitan Flows, ...
Because the career of a Thai pop singer is often short (one or two years and perhaps two albums), Grammy need to constantly find performers to fill this turnover.14 Once recruited, Tata's first job is to go through the Grammy training school ...
Allen Chun, Ned Rossiter, Brian Shoesmith, 2004
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Billboard
EMI Music Group executives celebrate with Grammy nominees and winners at the company's post-Grammy party at the Hollywood Athletic Club. Shown, from left, are Ashley Newton, co-president of Virgin Records America; Eric Nicoli, ...
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Billboard
It's Never Too Early To Start Thinking Grammy And the Grammy race is on! Despite the fact that it's only the middle of August, Grammy season is in full swing . Because the Grammy Awards broadcast has been moved up earlier than usual —to ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAMMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Grammy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Grammy-winning singer Miguel finds new voice on 3rd album
1 R&B hits include "Sure Thing," "Lotus Flower Bomb" and the Grammy-winning "Adorn," which helped Miguel cross over to pop. He says race ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
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Grammy-winning jazz singer-pianist Diana Krall to play the Saenger
Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall, winner of five Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards, will perform at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
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Shawn Mendes And Walk The Moon Raise Funds For Grammy
Shawn Mendes and Walk The Moon are offering once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to benefit the Grammy Foundation. Prizeo is a fund-raising ... «Look To The Stars, Jul 15»
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Meghan Trainor (probably), plus 14 more things to know about this …
Norwegian noise-rock band Arabrot, which won a Grammy in its homeland for "Solar Anus" (the album title alone is worthy of some kind of ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
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Grammy award winner Sam Bush brings Bluegrass to The …
And though he is best known for jaw-dropping skills on the mandolin, he is also a Grammy award winning vocalist. As part of the Northeast ... «HamletHub, Jul 15»
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Former NBA first-round pick, Grammy nominee follows passions
After playing five seasons in the NBA, Ager transitioned to music fulltime and received Grammy consideration in 2013 for his collaborative song, ... «SportingNews.com, Jul 15»
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Grammy winners All 4 One performing at Indiana Grand
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 11, 2015) — Known for such hits as “I Swear,” “So Much In Love,” “I Turn To You” and “I Can Love You Like That,” ... «Fox 59, Jul 15»
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Guess What, Cody Simpson? Your Indie Record Could Totally Score …
I'm doing a Twitter Grammy speech cuz they probably won't have the balls to give #BestRockRecord to an independent album made by hippies ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»
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Grammy Award Winning Wilton Resident to Conduct Broadway …
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning Wilton conductor and composer Paul Bogaev will take the podium July 12 at Cranbury Park. By Wendy Ann ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Despite Grammy win, finding solace in public safety
The simplest Internet searches will show that Kevin Whitlock has been a leader in helping minorities and women get jobs in law enforcement, ... «St. Cloud Times, Jul 15»

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