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granary

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gran·a·ry  (grn-r, grn-)
n. pl. gran·a·ries
1. A building for storing threshed grain.
2. A region yielding much grain.

[Latin grnrium, from grnum, grain; see g-no- in Indo-European roots.]

granary [ˈgrænərɪ (US) ˈgreɪnərɪ]
n pl -ries
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a building or store room for storing threshed grain, farm feed, etc.
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a region that produces a large amount of grain
[from Latin grānārium, from grānum grain]

Granary [ˈgrænərɪ]
adj
(Cookery)™ (of bread, flour, etc.) containing malted wheat grain
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.granarygranary - a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
crib - a bin or granary for storing grains
storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
Translations
granary [ˈgrænərɪ]
A. Ngranero m
B. CPD granary loaf® Npan m con granos enteros

granary [ˈgrænəri] ngrenier m
granary bread n (British)pain m aux céréales

granary
nKornkammer f (also fig), → Kornspeicher m

granary [ˈgrænərɪ] ngranaio
granary [ˈgrænərɪ] ngranaio

granary
n granary [ˈgrӕnəri]
a storehouse for grain. graanskuur, koringskuur مَخْزَن الغلَّه، هُرْي хамбар sýpka kornmagasin der Kornspeicher σιταποθήκη granero viljaait, viljahoidla انبار غله viljamakasiini grenierblé) אָסָם धान्य भंडार, अन्न भंडार ambar, žitnica magtár lumbung kornhlaða granaio 穀物倉庫 곡창 grūdų sandėlis, klėtis labības noliktava; klēts jelapang graanschuur kornmagasin spichlerz silo hambar; grânar амбар sýpka, obilnica kašča ambar sädesmagasin ยุ้งฉาง silo, tahıl ambarı 穀倉 комора; зерносховище اناج کی کوٹھی vựa thóc


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Levin waved his hand angrily, went into the granary to glance at the oats, and then to the stable.
The sun was really breaking out; the sound of the mill seemed cheerful again; the granary doors were open; and there was Yap, the queer white-and-brown terrier, with one ear turned back, trotting about and sniffing vaguely, as if he were in search of a companion.
This letter asked Ursula to meet Kenneth in the beechwood the next afternoon, and so she stole away there when suspicious father and watchful stepmother thought she was spinning in the granary loft.
 
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