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Grimm

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Grimm  (grm), Jakob Ludwig Karl 1785-1863.
German philologist and folklorist who formulated Grimm's Law (1819), the basis for much of modern comparative linguistics. With his brother Wilhelm Karl (1786-1859) he collected Germanic folk tales and published them as Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812-1815).
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Noun1.GrimmGrimm - the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)
Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm Karl Grimm
2.GrimmGrimm - the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863)
Jakob Grimm, Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm


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The winged fairies of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to childish hearts than all other human creations.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
I particularly remember that the Chamberlain, or old Grimm or somebody, said how horrible it was, when they came up at her call, to see a girl holding spring flowers and bending over that--that bloody collapse.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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