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porphyry

/ˈpɔɹ.fɪ.ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
por-phyry
IPA
/ˈpɔɹ.fɪ.ɹi/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A Tyrian Neoplatonic philosopher.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French porfire, from Ancient Greek πορφυρίτης λίθος (porphurítēs líthos, “purple stone”), from πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple-fish, purple dye”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: porfire, πορφυρίτης λίθος

Usage

Inflected Forms

porphyries (plural)

Derived Forms

porphyraceous porphyric porphyrogeniture porphyroid porphyrous Porphyrian

Phrases

porphyrogenite → porphyrogenitism porphyry shell tree of Porphyry

Synonyms

porphyritic rock

Questions

How do you pronounce porphyry?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔɹ.fɪ.ɹi/.
What does porphyry mean?
A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.
Where does porphyry come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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