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==In Dragon Quest==
==In Dragon Quest==
In Dragon Quest, grinding most commonly refers to fighting monsters in order to gain experience.  More experience allows characters to gain levels and thereby become more powerful in a variety of ways.  However, it can also refer to any monotonous task such as collecting specific items, playing a mini game over and over, or completing some menial task repetitively.  
In ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'', grinding most commonly refers to fighting monsters in order to gain experience.  More experience allows characters to gain levels and thereby become more powerful in a variety of ways.  However, it can also refer to any monotonous task such as collecting specific items, playing a mini game over and over, or completing some menial task repetitively.  


==Examples in the Dragon Quest series==
==Examples in the Dragon Quest series==
*Fighting monsters in order to gain levels or earn gold
*Fighting monsters in order to gain levels or earn gold
*Collecting alchemy ingredients to make specific items in [[Dragon Quest VIII]] and [[Dragon Quest IX]].
*Collecting alchemy ingredients to make specific items in {{DQ8}} and {{DQIX}}.
*Playing any of the gambling mini games available in a variety of games in order to win certain items.
*Playing any of the gambling mini games available in a variety of games in order to win certain items.
*Fighting monsters in the hope that they will drop a specific item after the battle.
*Fighting monsters in the hope that they will drop a specific item after the battle.