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greengroceries

greengroceries is the plural of greengrocery.

Meaning of greengrocery

Noun

greengrocery (plural greengroceries)

  1. (uncountable) The trade of a greengrocer.
    • Where greengrocery is concerned there is a distinction between the sale in the shops or in special greengrocery shops […]1925, Theodor Cassau, J F Mills, The Consumers' Co-operative Movement in Germany
  2. (countable) A greengrocer's shop.
    • When William was twenty-four and Emma was twenty-three, they were married and took over a greengrocery in Stratford.2004, Patrick McGilligan, Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light

Noun

greengroceries pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The commodities sold by a greengrocer or in a greengrocery (fresh fruit and vegetables).

Questions about greengroceries

What does greengroceries mean?
Greengroceries means the commodities sold by a greengrocer or in a greengrocery (fresh fruit and vegetables).
What is greengroceries the plural of?
Greengroceries is the plural of greengrocery.
What part of speech is greengroceries?
Greengroceries is a noun.

Words near greengroceries in the dictionary

  1. greengrocer's apostrophes
  2. greengrocer's-apostrophe
  3. greengrocer's-apostrophes
  4. greengroceress
  5. greengroceresses
  6. greengroceries
  7. greengrocers
  8. greengrocers apostrophe's
  9. greengrocers'
  10. greengrocers' apostrophe
  11. greengrocers' apostrophes

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