As a noun, range can mean the distance between two limits, a set of similar things, or an area where something lives or operates. As a verb, it means to vary between limits or to move over a wide area.
It comes from Old French “range,” meaning “row, rank,” from “rangier,” meaning “to arrange in a line,” related to “rank.” The sense of distance or spread developed from things laid out in order and then extended over space.
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