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raisin definition

rai·sin (rā′zən)

noun

any of various kinds of sweet grapes, usually seedless, dried for eating

Etymology: OFr reisin < VL *racimus < L racemus, cluster of grapes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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