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Grammy

[gram-ee]

noun

plural

Grammys, Grammies 
  1. one of a group of statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in various categories in the recording industry.



Grammy

/ ˈɡæɪ /

noun

  1. (in the US) one of the gold-plated discs awarded annually for outstanding achievement in the record industry

“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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Grammy1

C20: from gram ( ophone ) + my as in Emmy
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Example Sentences

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There she rediscovers a 1960s photo of a teen who looks uncannily like her, reawakening the memory of what Grammy told her when Sydney first saw the picture back when she was a teen: “We don’t talk about Carol.”

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A free exhibition entitled Working Class Hero will run at the city's Museum and Art Gallery, showcasing the singer's most prestigious international honours, including Grammy Awards and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Swang also hosted a tournament in L.A. called Spicoli’s Scramble — in honor of Oyewole’s late best friend — and raised $20,000 for the Grammy Museum and Recording Academy’s Quinn Coleman scholarship.

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Accepting the Grammy for best Latin pop album earlier this year, she addressed the situation directly.

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The Grammy Awards are returning next February with two additional categories.

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are the Grammys?

The Grammys is another name for the Grammy Awards, an award ceremony to honor excellence in the music and recording industry.The statuette awarded to winners is called a Grammy. The plural form Grammys is usually used.The Grammy Awards are held by the Recording Academy (formally known as the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences), whose members include musical artists, producers, songwriters, and engineers.The Grammy Awards honor winners in many different genres and categories, including pop, dance and electronic, R&B, rap, rock, alternative, country, jazz, gospel, instrumental, Latin, classical, spoken word, comedy, and musical theater, among others. Prominent awards include Album of the Year, Record of the Year (for best recorded track), Song of the Year (for best single song composition), and Best New Artist.Winning a Grammy is often considered the music industry’s top honor. The Grammys ceremony often features musical performances by some of the nominated artists and others.

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