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Added 9 October 2026

garner

/ˈɡɑː.nə/ noun

Latin root: grānārium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about garner at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed.

verb

Acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions.
its beauty won Paris the name 'City of Lights'
Store grain.
Assemble or get together.
gather some stones

Origin

From Middle English gerner, from Old French gernier, guernier, variant of grenier, from Latin grānārium (“granary”). Doublet of granary.

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