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grain.

grain

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡʁɛ̃/
  1. grain

    masculine
  2. a small amount, a bit

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French grain, grein, from Latin grānum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

noun/ɡʁɛ̃/
  1. squall, thunderstorm

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from etymology 1, referring to hailstones.

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