grail

CEFRC1

/ɡɹeɪl/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something difficult to achieve that people strongly seek.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual.

Examples

  • Many people say that the Holy Grail is just a legend.

  • The researchers believe they may have found the Holy Grail of cancer research.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something eagerly sought or quested for.

  2. The Holy Grail.

  3. Small particles of earth; gravel.

More examples

In context

  • The bandits stole the Holy Grail.

  • Becoming an astronaut was his grail.

  • How many of them had found the item they dreamt of, their personal grails?

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank of the treasure hunt was a golden box.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English graal, greal, from Old French graal, greal (“cup”), from Medieval Latin gradalis, possibly corrupted over time from Latin crater (“bowl”).