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DEFINITIONS OF:
granite
1
n
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
Type of:
batholite
,
batholith
,
pluton
,
plutonic rock
large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
n
something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)
“a man of
granite
”
Type of:
firmness
,
steadiness
the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
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