the-grange

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stressed th ee greynj]
- /stressed ði greɪndʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stressed th ee greynj]
- /stressed ði greɪndʒ/

Definition of the-grange word

noun the-grange a campaign for state control of railroads and grain elevators, especially in the north central states, carried on during the 1870s by members of the Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange) a farmers' organization that had been formed for social and cultural purposes. 1

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Origin of the-grange

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; Middle English gra(u)nge “barn,” from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin grānica (unattested), equivalent to Latin grān(i)um grain + -ica, feminine of -icus -ic

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the-grange popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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".