"phyllite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪlˌaɪt/ Forms: phyllites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + -ite. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φῠ́λλον||leaf}} Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phúllon, “leaf”), {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} phyllite (countable and uncountable, plural phyllites)
  1. (geology) A type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites. Wikipedia link: phyllite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Rocks Translations (type of rock): fylliitti (Finnish), fillit (Hungarian), fyllitt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fyllitt [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), filita [feminine] (Spanish), fyllit [common-gender] (Swedish)

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