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majorite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-jorite
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium, found in the upper mantle of the Earth, that stores oxygen when under intense pressure

noun

A political supporter of John Major (born 1943), British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997.

British usage

Etymology

From Major + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

majorites (plural)

Derived Forms

majoritic

Questions

What does majorite mean?
A silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium, found in the upper mantle of the Earth, that stores oxygen when under intense pressure
Where does majorite come from?
From Major + -ite.

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