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by joelhoffman 2477 days ago
There was no maize, but traditionally the word corn can refer to any grain.
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stevula 2477 days ago
Which is still the primary sense in UK English [1], if I'm not mistaken (I'm a US speaker, so I can't confirm firsthand).

1. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/corn

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