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

raisin

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/ˈreɪzn/

/ˈreɪzn/

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a dried grape, used in cakes, etc.Topics Foodc1
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, ‘grape’, from an alteration of Latin racemus ‘grape bunch’.

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