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old red sandstone

old red sand·stone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld red sand-stohn]
    • /oʊld rɛd ˈsændˌstoʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ohld red sand-stohn]
    • /oʊld rɛd ˈsændˌstoʊn/

Definition of old red sandstone words

  • noun old red sandstone a thick sequence of sedimentary rock (generally, but not always, red) deposited in Britain and NW Europe during the Devonian period 0

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old red sandstone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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