GRANITE


Meaning of GRANITE in English

n. 1 a granular crystalline igneous rock of quartz, mica, feldspar, etc., used for building. 2 a determined or resolute quality, attitude, etc. granitic adj. granitoid adj. & n.

[ It. granito, lit. grained f. grano f. L granum GRAIN ]

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