Grateful dead


San Francisco rock band, 1965, the name taken, according to founder Jerry Garcia, from a dictionary entry he saw about the folk tale motif of a wanderer who gives his last penny to pay for a corpse’s burial, then is magically aided by the spirit of the dead person. A different version of the concept is found in the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

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    [greyt-fuh l] /ˈgreɪt fəl/ adjective 1. warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help. 2. expressing or actuated by gratitude: a grateful letter. 3. pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable or welcome; refreshing: a grateful breeze. /ˈɡreɪtfʊl/ adjective 1. thankful for gifts, favours, etc; […]

  • Gratefulness

    [greyt-fuh l] /ˈgreɪt fəl/ adjective 1. warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help. 2. expressing or actuated by gratitude: a grateful letter. 3. pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable or welcome; refreshing: a grateful breeze. /ˈɡreɪtfʊl/ adjective 1. thankful for gifts, favours, etc; […]

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    [grey-ter] /ˈgreɪ tər/ noun 1. a person or thing that . 2. any of various kitchen devices for food: a cheese grater. /ˈɡreɪtə/ noun 1. a kitchen utensil with sharp-edged perforations for grating carrots, cheese, etc 2. a person or thing that grates n. instrument for scraping (bread, ginger, etc.), late 14c., from Old French […]

  • Gratia

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