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- [bran]
- /bræn/
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- [bran]
- /bræn/
Definitions of bran word
- uncountable noun bran Bran is the outer skin of grain that is left when the grain has been used to make flour. 3
- noun bran husks of cereal grain separated from the flour by sifting 3
- noun bran food prepared from these husks 3
- noun bran a giant and king of ancient Britain 3
- noun bran the broken outer coat, or husk, of grains of wheat, rye, oats, etc. separated from the flour after grinding, as by sifting 3
- noun bran Welsh Legend. a king of Britain and the brother of Manawydan and Branwen: his head was buried at London as a magical defense against invasion. He was sometimes regarded as a sea god or Christian saint. 1
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Origin of bran
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French bran, bren, of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Bran
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bran popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bran usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bran
noun bran
- wheat — the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes.
- grain — granularity
- corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
- rice — Anne, born 1941, U.S. novelist.
- rye — a city in SE New York, on Long Island Sound.
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