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Meaning 1
A Tyrian Neoplatonic philosopher.
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A Tyrian Neoplatonic philosopher.
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noun
A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.
A purple-red rock of this kind.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: porphyritic rock
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Broader terms: igneous rock
History
From Old French porfire, from Ancient Greek πορφυρίτης λίθος (porphurítēs líthos, “purple stone”), from πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple-fish, purple dye”).
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