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How to pronounce “granite”
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Pronunciation guide for granite
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of granite with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Yosemite’s Most Iconic Climb
up to get used to the granite.
- Definition summary
- (geology) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
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How to pronounce granite
Yosemite’s Most Iconic Climb
up to get used to the granite.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “granite”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (geology) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
- (uncountable, figurative) Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough.
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Similar Sounds
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