"limestone" meaning in Anglais

See limestone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈlaɪm.stoʊn\, \ˈlaɪm.stəʊn\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-limestone.wav Forms: limestones [plural]
  1. Calcaire, castine.
    Sense id: fr-limestone-en-noun-BVzb~xQX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lime

Inflected forms

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