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grand rounds

grand rounds noun: a tour of inspection by a general officer or commander, visiting all the guards in the officer's command.

Noun

grand rounds pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A tour of inspection by a general officer or commander, visiting all the guards in the officer's command.
  2. (invariable, plural, plural-only) A series of lectures whose subject matter is a particular patient or similar case or a formal hospital meeting at which physicians discuss interesting medical cases.

Questions about grand rounds

What does grand rounds mean?
Grand rounds means a tour of inspection by a general officer or commander, visiting all the guards in the officer's command.
What part of speech is grand rounds?
Grand rounds is a noun.

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