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 [grey-nuh-ree, gran-uh-]   Origin

gra·na·ry

   [grey-nuh-ree, gran-uh-]
noun, plural -ries.
1.
a storehouse or repository for grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.
2.
a region that produces great quantities of grain.
Origin:
1560–70; < Latin grānārium, equivalent to grān(um) grain + -ārium -ary
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granary (ˈɡrænərɪ, US ˈɡreɪnərɪ)
 
—n , pl -ries
1.  a building or store room for storing threshed grain, farm feed, etc
2.  a region that produces a large amount of grain
 
[C16: from Latin grānārium, from grānumgrain]

Granary (ˈɡrænərɪ)
 
—adj
trademark (of bread, flour, etc) containing malted wheat grain

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granary
1570, from L. granarium, from granum "grain" (see grain).
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