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grain

One entry found.

Main Entry: grain

Function: noun

Language: English

1 : grano masculine <a grain of corn : un grano de maíz> <like a grain of sand : como grano de arena>
2 cereals : cereales masculine plural
3 : veta feminine, vena feminine, grano masculine (de madera)
4 speck, trace : pizca feminine, ápice masculine <a grain of truth : una pizca de verdad>
5 grano masculine (unidad de peso)

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