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Gram⋅my

[gram-ee]
–noun, plural -mys, -mies.
one of a group of statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in various categories in the recording industry.

Origin:
gram(ophone) + -y 2
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Gram·my   (grām'ē)   
A service mark used for any of the statuettes awarded by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for excellence in the recording industry.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Grammy 
statuette awarded by the American National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1959, from the gram- in gramophone, on the model of Emmy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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