ORES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Ore

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English ōra ‘unwrought metal’, of West Germanic origin; influenced in form by Old English ār ‘bronze’ (related to Latin aes ‘crude metal, bronze’)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɔː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted profitably

Short Definition:

naturally occurring solid material from which metal or valuable mineral can be extracted profitably

Examples:
  • a good deposit of lead-bearing ores
  • the mine's reserves of ore

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