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Grammy

Grammy

5 2.6
An annual award given for very good work in music, mainly in the United States
  • noun
  • /ˈɡræmi/
translation icon : Grammy
  • It received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional World Album.
  • Grammy-winning
  • Grammy-nominated
  • Grammy Award

I got crucified for attending the Grammys by my own people.

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Examples

  • Eve is a Grammy award-winning singer, rapper and songwriter.

  • He just won a Grammy Award for best comedy album.

  • Oh, OK, So we got invited to a Grammy after party.

  • I got six Grammys and seven platinum records!

  • I will never fully understand why, but I got invited to the Grammys, which is like the craziest, most lovely thing to me.

  • He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991.

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  • Grammy-winning producer Jimmy Jam makes a special appearance at the Tri-M Connections National Conference in Minneapolis.

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  • Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Jason Mraz will headline the gig, held at the foot of the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda.

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  • He just won a Grammy Award for best comedy album.

  • The album has also been nominated for five Grammys, including one for Song of the Year.

Synonyms

award
vsGrammy
1.0

A prize given to someone for achievement or excellence

is specific to the music industry rather than many fields
prize
vsGrammy
5 3.7

Of very high quality and often the best in a contest

is specific to the music industry rather than general honors across fields

Surface Forms

Grammy singular
Grammys plural

Etymology

Grammy comes from the word gramophone, the old 'record player', so the award was named after the device that made and played music. That's why a Grammy is a prize for great work in music.