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Grammar : Adj
Spell : groov
Phonetic Transcription : gruv



Definition of in the groove

Origin :
  • c.1400, "cave, mine, pit" (late 13c. in place names), from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse grod "pit," or from Middle Dutch groeve "furrow, ditch," both from Proto-Germanic *grobo (cf. Old Norse grof "brook, river bed," Old High German gruoba "ditch," Gothic groba "pit, cave," Old English græf "ditch"), related to grave (n.). Sense of "long, narrow channel or furrow" is 1650s. Meaning "spiral cut in a phonograph record" is from 1902. Figurative sense of "routine" is from 1842, often deprecatory at first, "a rut."
  • As in lucky : adj fortunate, opportune
  • As in compatible : adj agreeable, in harmony
  • As in customary : adj usual, established

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