GRANITE


Meaning of GRANITE in English

/ ˈgrænɪt; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a type of hard grey stone, often used in building

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Italian granito , literally grained, from grano grain, from Latin granum .

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