Added 9 October 2026
range
/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about range at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet".
a piano has a greater range than the human voice
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The limits within which something can be effective.
range of motion
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A large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze.
they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring
verb
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Change or be different within limits.
Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion
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Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
The gypsies roamed the woods
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Have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun.
This gun ranges over two miles
Origin
From Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier (“to range, to rank, to order”), from the noun renc, reng, ranc, rang (“a rank, row”), from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle, curve”). Doublet of ring.
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