gran

noun

ˈgran How to pronounce gran (audio)
: grandmother sense 1

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Chapters alternate between the search for the missing egg and excerpts from Molly’s gran’s diary, which unlocks the key to everything. — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 6 July 2025 The staff also rides in the Trek 100, a gran fondo and century that winds through the Wisconsin countryside. — Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014

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First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gran was in 1829

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“Gran.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gran. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.

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