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Word: Quarry
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from a variant of medieval Latin quareria, from Old French quarriere, based on Latin quadrum ‘a square’. The verb dates from the late 18th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkwɒri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry
Short Definition:extract stone or other materials from quarry
Examples:- limestone is quarried for use in blast furnaces
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