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How to spell grand

Grand is spelled G-R-A-N-D.

What it means: Impressive in size or appearance.

In a sentence: The house has a grand staircase that leads to the top floor. ▶

Same family: grander, grandest, grandeur, grandly, grandiose. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Grand” comes from Old French “grand” or “grant,” meaning “large” or “great,” which came from Latin “grandis.” Over time, its meaning shifted from simply “big” to also describing impressive or ambitious things, like a grand plan or a grand building.

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