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English noun: granite

1. granite (substance) plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz


Broader (hypernym)batholite, batholith, pluton, plutonic rock


Substance holonymatomic number 14, Si, silicon

2. granite (attribute) something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)


SamplesA man of granite.


Broader (hypernym)firmness, steadiness









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