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glory
What does glory mean?
glory (noun): honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use glory in a sentence?
- He valued glory above life itself. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce glory?
/ˈɡlɔɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does glory come from?
From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to glory
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “glory” mean?
honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown
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a change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another
Not quite: that's what motion means.
a contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective
Not quite: that's what race means.
an electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound
Not quite: that's what television means.
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