antigorite

an·tig·o·rite

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-tig-uh-rahyt]
- /ænˈtɪg əˌraɪt/
- /ˌantˈɪɡɔːrˌaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tig-uh-rahyt]
- /ænˈtɪg əˌraɪt/

Definitions of antigorite word

noun antigorite a variety of serpentine occurring in a brownish-green lamellar form. 1
noun antigorite (mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine. 0

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Origin of antigorite

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; named after Antigorio valley in N Italy where first found + -ite1

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Parts of speech for Antigorite

noun

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adverb

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exclamation

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antigorite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

antigorite usage trend in Literature

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