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How to spell range

Range is spelled R-A-N-G-E.

hear itrange/reɪndʒ/nounLong vowels

What it means: A variety or selection of something.

In a sentence: There is a wide range of colors in the rainbow.

Same family: ranging, ranged, ranking, rate, order. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: English 'range' comes from Old French 'renc' or 'range', meaning a line or row, related to arranging things in order. Over time, the verb ‘to range’ developed the sense of lining things up so they can be ranked or rated.

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