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Pronunciation : Gro"cer*y
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. grosserie wholesale. See Grocer.]
Definition : 1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense. A deal box . . . to carry groceries in. Goldsmith. The shops at which the best families of the neighborhood bought grocery and millinery. Macaulay.

2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [U.s.];

pl. Groceries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913