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Definition of "raisin" []

  • A sweet grape dried either in the sun or by artificial means. (noun)
  • A deep brownish purple. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "raisin" in a sentence
  • "Apparently a raisin is a dried grape (knew that) while a sultana is a seedless raisin (didn't know that - presumably they mean dried seedless grape and not a raisin they've gone to the trouble of taking the seed from) and a currant is a dried seedless grape of a specific variety."
  • "On the menu it is referred to as "raisin et cannelle.""
  • "Sour cream raisin is an old farm recipe in the midwest."