Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
lignite
IPA transcription: [l'ɪɡn,aɪt]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
lignite, brown_coal, wood_coal
Meaning:
intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
Usage examples
It is called surturbrand, a variety of brown coal or lignite, found chiefly in Iceland."
I went through gallery after gallery, dusty, silent, often ruinous, the exhibits sometimes mere heaps of rust and lignite, sometimes fresher.