gre

Middle English

/ɡreː/, /ɡreː/

noun
Definitions
  • A step, gree or rung; a part of a staircase or ladder.
  • A stage or level as part of a scale; a level of a discontinuous scale.
  • A degree or extent; a level of a continuous scale.
  • Social or professional standing or status; one's position in society or a subset of it.
  • A degree or generation of ancestry; a stage in one's family history.
  • Success, winning or achievement in battle or sport.
  • (geometry) An angular measurement amounting to 1/360 of a circle.
  • (rare) A degree educational qualification handed out by tertiary institutions

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French gré (goodwill, step, will, pleasure) derived from Latin gradus (degree, step, pace, a step, a station, a step in a ladder stair, position).

Origin

Latin

gradus

Gloss

degree, step, pace, a step, a station, a step in a ladder stair, position

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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