Толковый словарь английского языка - granite
Granite
granite
noun Etymology: Italian granito, from past participle of granire to granulate, from grano grain, from Latin granum Date: 1646 a very hard natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture formed essentially of quartz and orthoclase or microcline and used especially for building and for monuments, unyielding firmness or endurance , ~like adjective granitic adjective granitoid adjective
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n. 1 a granular crystalline igneous rock of quartz, mica, feldspar, etc., used for building. 2 a determined or resolute quality, attitude, etc. Derivatives granitic adj. granitoid adj. & n. Etymology: It. granito, lit. grained f. grano f. L granum GRAIN ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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