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griswold

/ˈɡrɪzwɔːld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
gris-wold
IPA
/ˈɡrɪzwɔːld/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English habitational surname from Middle English from gris (“grey (from French, i.e., the language of the Royal Court after 1066”) + wold (“forest, e.g. “Yorkshire Wolds”).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

Ellipsis of Griswold v. Connecticut, a 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized contraception, allowing access to contraceptives for married couples; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.

American usage; Informal; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Griswolds (plural) Griswood (alternative) Griswald (alternative)

Derived Forms

Griswoldville

Phrases

Clark Griswold

Frequently Paired Words

Eisenstadt substantive due process

Questions

How do you pronounce griswold?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡrɪzwɔːld/.
What does griswold mean?
An English habitational surname from Middle English from gris (“grey (from French, i.e., the language of the Royal Court after 1066”) + wold (“forest, e.g. “Yorkshire Wolds”).

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