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PRONUNCIATION OF GRANDSIRE

grandsire  [ˈɡrænˌsaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRANDSIRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grandsire 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 GRANDSIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grandsire

Grandsire is one of the standard change ringing methods, which are methods of ringing church bells or handbells using a series of mathematical permutations rather than using a melody. The Grandsire method is usually rung on an odd number of bells: Grandsire Doubles is rung on five working bells, Grandsire Triples on seven, Grandsire Caters on nine and Grandsire Cinques on eleven.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRANDSIRE


buyer
ˈbaɪə
desire
dɪˈzaɪə
dire
daɪə
empire
ˈɛmpaɪə
entire
ɪnˈtaɪə
fire
faɪə
goodsire
ˈɡʊdˌsaɪə
gudesire
ˌɡuːdˈsaɪə
higher
ˈhaɪə
hire
ˈhaɪə
Josiah
dʒəʊˈsaɪə
Messiah
mɪˈsaɪə
prior
ˈpraɪə
prophesier
ˈprɒfɪsaɪə
require
rɪˈkwaɪə
sigher
ˈsaɪə
sire
saɪə
supplier
səˈplaɪə
tire
ˈtaɪə
via
ˈvaɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRANDSIRE

grandmamma
grandmaster
grandmother
grandmother clock
grandmotherly
grandnephew
grandness
grandniece
grandpa
grandpapa
grandparent
grandparental
grandparenthood
grands seigneurs
grandson
grandstand
grandstand finish
grandstander
grandstanding
granduncle

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRANDSIRE

acquire
admire
affaire
Aire
aspire
copper wire
Hampshire
inspire
lire
Loire
New Hampshire
on fire
questionnaire
retire
sapphire
set the world on fire
to the wire
transire
vampire
Yorkshire

Synonyms and antonyms of grandsire in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grandsire» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRANDSIRE

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

Translator English - Chinese

祖父
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abuelo
570 millions of speakers

English

grandsire
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पितामह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

grandsire
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grandsire
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্বপুরুষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Le grand-père
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grandsire
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Großvater
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

祖父
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grandsire
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tổ tiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூதாதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नातू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dede
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nonno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziadek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bunicul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grandsire
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oupa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grandsire
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

farfar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grandsire

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANDSIRE»

The term «grandsire» is regularly used and occupies the 68.351 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANDSIRE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRANDSIRE»

Discover the use of grandsire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grandsire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eyton's Herd Book of Hereford Cattle
Name, Pedigree, &c. 15 16 IT IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Vick, five years old, Sire, Prince, Grandsire, Defiance, Dam, Old Moss Rose , Grandam, Old Fanny Bull-Calf, two months old, Sire, Lottery the Second, ...
‎1846
2
The Herd Book of Hereford Cattle
Waxy the Second, by Wellington, Grandsire, Old Wellington, Dam, Strawberry, by Waxy, Grandam, Violet. This bull was the sire of Little Beauty, and bred by the late Mr. William Hewer, Esq., of the Hardwick, near Abergavenny BRED BY JOHN ...
Hereford Herd Book Society, 1862
3
Grandsire: An Entirely New Work
Jasper snowdon change ringing series.
J. Armiger Trollope, Jasper Whitfield Snowdon, 1948
4
Lessons from the Mahabharata
FALL OF BHISMA Thereafter, Arjuna rained his arrows of such fierce force that the Grandsire felt their burning sting all over his body till at last there was no place left without an arrow sticking from there. The Grandsire could not stand it any ...
G. N. Das, 1998
5
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
Grandsire's. "My grandsire's periwig down either cheek. 200.61 A BJot 1.2.147 And "ahs" while he tugged on his grandsire's trunk- hose; 350.16 Flight Duch. 243 Your teeth's enclosure, quoth my grandsire's song! 543.67 Balaustlion 188 Ever ...
6
The Song of the Faery: An Earth Legend
He had been greatly relieved when he discovered that young Swift was not of his line, only to learn that Elder Sung was not the sire, but the grandsire of Fro Flight. It was Fro Flight's dam Blue Water, who had given his seed to her son.
Patricia Crommett, 2011
7
Alpine & Renault: The Sports Prototypes 1963 to 1969
... T 2.52.4 Alpine 1 709 Reims 1 2 Hours 5/7/64 50 M64 1001 Jose Rosinski/ Henri Grandsire 19th ov, 2nd P/GT 1300 30th grd, T 2.47.1, 239 L Alpine 1710 Reims 1 2 Hours 5/7/64 49 M64 1001 Mauro Bianchi/ Jean Vinatier 20th ov, 3rd P/GT ...
Roy P. Smith, 2010
8
Ordinary Courage: The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph ...
... what the cause was we could not conjecture. I had some fearful forebodings that something more than the sound of a carriage wheel was in the wind. The regulars are coming in good earnest, thought I. My grandsire sighed, he “smelt the rat.
James Kirby Martin, 2011
9
Zanoni: A Rosicrucian Tale
be cried, "can you dare thus to play with my credulity? Sixty years have flown since my grandsire died; were he living he had passed his hundred and twentieth year; and you, whose old age is erect and vigorous, have the assurance to pretend ...
Edward Bulmer Lytton, 1970
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The Campanalogia: Or, Universal Instructor in the Art of ...
in consequence of which, Grandsire Triples contains seventy-two courses instead of sixty, as is the case in other ringing. Although the proving can be generally accomplished by the three bobs, as explained under Bob Major, there are cases in ...
William Shipway, 1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRANDSIRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grandsire is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hazel Park Winner has a Breeders' Cup Pedigree
Justice for Auston's sire (and A Jury of Peers' grandsire) Lit de Justice, was a two-time B.C. Champion, as he won the 1995 Pat O'Brien ... «Detroit Sports Nation, Jul 15»
2
Muhaarar strikes late to land Darley July Cup
The Shadwell homebred followed in the footsteps of both his sire, Oasis Dream, and grandsire, Green Desert, who won the race in 2003 and ... «Racing Post Bloodstock, Jul 15»
3
Silvano Shines On July Day
The 2015 Vodacom Durban July is another July hero produced by a Northern Guest mare, with the latter also the maternal grandsire of former ... «Sporting Post, Jul 15»
4
Brazen Beau's family ties to his key rival
Danehill, Danzig's matchless dual hemisphere champion son, had the blazing 2001 winner Mozart and he figures as the great grandsire of ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
Pedigree Analysis: Noble Bird
Noble Bird's grandsire, Grindstone, an atypically diminutive son of Unbridled won the 1996 Kentucky Derby, a race for which Unbridled's Song, ... «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»
6
Policy-based evidence-making
The argument from authority The grandsire of all non-evidential arguments. Politicians cannot help but mix with characters of the utmost ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
7
Prime Thoroughbreds Dispatch Edition 72
He has thrown very much to his grandsire Last Tycoon and the cross with this great sire's daughters to Redoute's Choice has produced an ... «Bloodstock.com.au, Jul 15»
8
Italian foal crop numbers continues to fall
Racing greats hailing from Italy include Nearco, grandsire of the great Northern Dancer, dual Arc winner Ribot and, more recently, top miler Rip ... «Racing Post Bloodstock, Jun 15»
9
Casse going for two straight in the Queen's Plate
Sweet Grass Creek's grandsire, Langfuhr, notched a trio of Grade 1 wins in the U.S. His sire, the late, great Wando, was Canada's last Triple ... «Horse Racing Nation, Jun 15»
10
Aussie owners pin hopes on Shimrano in Derby
Prepared by Protectionist's former trainer Andreas Wohler,Karpino is a son of Darely Stud's Cape Cross, the grandsire of last year's 11-length ... «The Australian, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Grandsire [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grandsire>. Apr 2024 ».
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