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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Grubstreetnoun

    Etymology: Originally the name of a street in Moorfields in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems; whence any mean production is called grubstreet.

    Χᾶιῤ Ιϑαϰὴ μετ᾽ ἄεϑλα, μετ᾽ ἄλγεα πιϰρὰ ᾽Ασπασίως τέον ὀυδας ἱϰάνομαι. The first part, though calculated only for the meridian of grubstreet, was yet taken notice of by the better sort. Arbuthn.

    I’d sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays. John Gay.

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  1. GrubStreet

    GrubStreet, Inc. is a non-profit creative writing center located in Boston, Massachusetts that hosts workshops, seminars, consultations, and similar events. It also offer scholarships.In October 2021, several members of GrubStreet leadership were involved in a controversy surrounding the alleged plagiarism of the work of a former student and instructor by Sonya Larson, then-director of the center's annual Muse Conference.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grubstreet in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grubstreet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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