gramercy

gramercy
interjection Etymology: Middle English grand mercy, from Anglo-French grand merci great thanks Date: 14th century archaic — used to express gratitude or surprise

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  • Gramercy — est un quartier de Manhattan, à New York, situé à proximité du Gramercy Park. Ce dernier est un parc privé, situé entre la 20e rue est et la 21e rue est, à proximité de Lexington Avenue. Le nom de quartier provient lui même d un ruisseau qui… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gramercy — Gramercy, LA U.S. town in Louisiana Population (2000): 3066 Housing Units (2000): 1163 Land area (2000): 2.074935 sq. miles (5.374057 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.031768 sq. miles (0.082280 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.106703 sq. miles (5.456337… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Gramercy, LA — U.S. town in Louisiana Population (2000): 3066 Housing Units (2000): 1163 Land area (2000): 2.074935 sq. miles (5.374057 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.031768 sq. miles (0.082280 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.106703 sq. miles (5.456337 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Gramercy — Gra*mer cy, interj. [F. grand merci. See {Grand}, and {Mercy.}] A word formerly used to express thankfulness, with surprise; many thanks. [1913 Webster] Gramercy, Mammon, said the gentle knight. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gramercy — exclamation of thanks or surprise, c.1300, from O.Fr. grant merci great thanks …   Etymology dictionary

  • gramercy — [grə mʉr′sē, gram′ər sē] interj. [ME < OFr grant merci < grant, GRAND + merci, thanks: see MERCY] Archaic 1. used to express gratitude 2. used to express surprise …   English World dictionary

  • gramercy — I. grəˈmərsē interjection Etymology: Middle English grand mercy, graunt mercy, gramercye, from Middle French grand merci great thanks archaic used to express gratitude, surprise, or sudden strong feeling gramercy! they for joy did grin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gramercy — Original name in latin Gramercy Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 30.04742 latitude 90.68981 altitude 8 Population 3613 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Gramercy Park — (sometimes misspelled as Grammercy) is a small, fenced in private park in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York State [ [http://nymag.com/nymetro/realestate/columns/gothamrealestate/9186/ NY Magazine article from May… …   Wikipedia

  • Gramercy, Manhattan — Gramercy, a real estate term extending fashionable Gramercy Park, is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, focused around Gramercy Park, a private park between East 20th and 21st Streets at the foot of Lexington Avenue. The… …   Wikipedia

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