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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
grateful/ˈɡreɪtfl/

▶adjective

1 feeling or showing gratitude.

2 archaic received with gratitude.

– derivatives
gratefully adverb,
gratefulness noun.

– origin C16: from obs. grate ‘pleasing, thankful’ (from L. gratus) + -ful.

'grateful' also found in these Oxford entries:

appreciate - blessing - count - Eucharist - -ful - glad - grace - ingrate - mercy - oblige - thank

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