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Definition of granary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

granary

noun
 
/ˈɡrænəri/
 
/ˈɡreɪnəri/,
 
/ˈɡrænəri/
(plural granaries)
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  1. a building where grain is stored
    • The barn now houses the museum cafe, and the granary is used for exhibitions.
    • The surplus seed will be returned to the granary.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGranary is used before these nouns:
    • bread
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin granarium, from granum ‘grain’.
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