Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bostonite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bostonite
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of Bostonian (“from or of Boston, Massachusetts, or Boston, Lincolnshire”).

noun

Synonym of Bostonian (“someone from Boston, Massachusetts, or Boston, Lincolnshire”).

noun

A type of fine-grained, pale-colored, grey or pinkish intrusive rock.

Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Boston Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Bostonite From Boston + -ite.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bostonites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bostonite

Synonyms

Bostonian

Questions

What does bostonite mean?: Synonym of Bostonian (“from or of Boston, Massachusetts, or Boston, Lincolnshire”).
Where does bostonite come from?: Etymology tree English Boston Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Bostonite From Boston + -ite.

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