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Sound
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adj
Synonym of Bostonian (“from or of Boston, Massachusetts, or Boston, Lincolnshire”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: Bostonian
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noun
Synonym of Bostonian (“someone from Boston, Massachusetts, or Boston, Lincolnshire”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Bostonian
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noun
A type of fine-grained, pale-colored, grey or pinkish intrusive rock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, proscribed, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree English Boston Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Bostonite From Boston + -ite.
