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gro·cer·y

grocery

 
 
pronunciation:
gro s ri [or] gro sh ri [or] gros ri
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part of speech: noun
inflections: groceries
definition 1: A grocery is a store where you can buy food and small things that you use every day. You can buy things like fruit, vegetables, milk, bread, snacks, paper towels, batteries, and soap in a grocery. We often call a grocery a "grocery store."
There is a small grocery on the corner where we can buy some bread and paper plates.
definition 2: Groceries are the foods and other things that people buy in a grocery store.
Anita carried two heavy bags of groceries into the house.We need to get some groceries at the store.
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