| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | grat·i·tude |
| PRONUNCIATION: | gr t -t d , -ty d |
| NOUN: | The state of being grateful; thankfulness. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, probably from Late Latin gr tit d , from Latin gr tus, pleasing. See gwer -2 in Appendix I.
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