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Grimaldi

[ gri-mahl-dee, -mawl- ]

noun

  1. Joseph, 1779–1837, English actor, mime, and clown.
  2. a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 120 miles (195 km) in diameter.


Grimaldi

1

/ ɡɪˈɔːɪ /

noun

  1. a large crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 190 km in diameter, which is conspicuous because of its dark floor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Grimaldi

2

/ ɡɪˈɔːɪ /

noun

  1. GrimaldiJoseph17791837MEnglishTHEATRE: actorTHEATRE: clown Joseph. 1779–1837, English actor, noted as a clown in pantomime
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Grimaldi1

named after Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618–63), Italian physicist
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Example Sentences

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“Everyone’s a little bit high-strung, which is understandable,” said Sara Grimaldi, 22, who has been working on youth voter engagement for a feminist group throughout the campaign.

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Lennie Grimaldi, a supporter of Mayor Ganim and a journalist who writes a blog called Only in Bridgeport, points out that both campaigns have requested hundreds of absentee ballot applications in advance of Tuesday's primary.

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In February, after Gio Grimaldi, a 15-year-old in New Hampshire, shattered the screen of his iPhone SE on a snowboarding trip, he took it to a nearby repair shop.

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The Grimaldi Group, the Italian company that owns the ship, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Friday.

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Meanwhile, in a more invisible universe, where the 28-member crew from the Grimaldi line's Grande Costa D'Avario exists, the Seamen's Church Institute, a non-profit founded in 1834 to aid stranded mariners, took to Facebook to raise money to help them.

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