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Word: Granite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Italian granito, literally ‘grained’, from grano ‘grain’, from Latin granum
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡranɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone
Short Definition:very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as building stone
Examples:- granite columns
- a man with granite determination
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