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   granite

   /ˈɡranɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone: "granite columns"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Italian granito, literally ‘grained’, from grano ‘grain’, from Latin granum.

   Derivatives

   • 1. granitic adjective
   • 2. granitoid adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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