grano-
a combining form representing granite in compound words: granophyre.
Origin of grano-
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How to use grano- in a sentence
Anne Applebaum delivers the Grano lecture in Calgary, Alberta: Inside Putin's Russia.
It was unimportant whether it was taken "cum grano salis" or without, so the void was filled.
Under the Stars and Bars | Walter A. ClarkEx eius avis unus verrucam in extremo naso sitam habuit, ciceris grano similem; inde cognomen Ciceronis genti inditum.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondMr Baker, though receiving the advice cum grano salis, profited by it.
Great African Travellers | W.H.G. KingstonMany of the stories which I have introduced must of course be received by the impartial or incredulous reader "cum grano salis."
A Peep into Toorkisthhan | Rollo Burslem
But I took that information cum grano, for I instinctively knew him to be a prince traveling incognito.
The Golden Face | William Le Queux
British Dictionary definitions for grano-
of or resembling granite: granolith
Origin of grano-
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