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Grimm

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the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)

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wilhelm grimmwilhelm karl grimm

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2. noun

the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863)

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