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rai·sin 
[rey-zin] Pronunciation Key
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[rey-zin] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery. |
| 2. | dark purplish blue. |
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rai·sin·y, adjective
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Raisin River
| a river in SE Michigan, flowing E to Lake Erie: 1813 battle site. 115 mi. (185 km) long. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| rai·sin
(rā'zĭn) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old French, grape, from Vulgar Latin *racīmus, from Latin racēmus, bunch of grapes.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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raisin
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. raycin (1278), O.Fr. raisin "grape, raisin," from V.L. *racimus, alteration of L. racemus "cluster of grapes or berries," probably from the same ancient lost Mediterranean language as Gk. rhax (gen. rhagos) "grape, berry."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Raisin, CA Zip code(s): 93652
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Raisin
Rai"sin\, n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. ?, ?, berry, grape. Cf. Raceme.]1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. 2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat. Raisin tree (Bot.), the common red currant, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called currants. [Eng.] --Dp. Prior.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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