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range

noun · /ɹeɪndʒ/ · Level 1 · Starter

What does range mean?

range (noun): selection, array.

Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

How do you use range in a sentence?

How do you pronounce range?

/ɹeɪndʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does range come from?

From Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier (“to range, to rank, to order”).

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does “range” mean?

selection, array

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the act of using

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unhappiness, woe

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