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Definition of grave noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grave

2noun

grave pronunciation English

ɡrɑːv

grave pronunciation American

ɡrɑːv

(also grave accent)

a mark placed over a vowel in some languages to show how it should be pronounced, as over the e in the French word père

compare acute accent, circumflex, tilde, umlaut see also grave1