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granary

GRAN-uh-ree · noun

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Origin

Granary comes from Latin grānārium, borrowed into English in the 16th century. It's built from grain plus the suffix -ary, meaning a place for something.

Journey

The word has stayed close to its Latin roots, always naming a place for storing grain.

Related words

Granary is a doublet of garner — both trace back to the same Latin root, having entered English by different paths.

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