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/ˈbɹæn/ · noun
The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain..
Use bran when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bran means The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use bran where its definition matches the intended context.
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