gretel

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Gretel

1. Noun

Sense: A female given name of German origin.

Example sentence: My cousin's name is Gretel and she has such a cheerful personality.

2. Noun

Sense: A character in the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel," known for her resourcefulness.

Example sentence: Gretel outsmarted the witch and saved her brother in the story.

3. Noun

Sense: In computing, a command-line utility for finding and displaying matching patterns in files.

Example sentence: I used the Gretel command to search for specific keywords within a large text file.

4. Adjective

Sense: Describing something related to or resembling the character Gretel from the fairy tale.

Example sentence: The little girl wore a Gretel-inspired dress for Halloween.