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git.

lignite

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. lignite

    feminine · neuter
  2. jet (black, gemstone-like geological material)

    feminine · neuter
  3. a stone made of this material

    feminine · masculine · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch git, get, from Latin gagātēs (likely by way of Old French get, jaiet), from Ancient Greek γαγᾱ́της (gagā́tēs), possibly from Γάγας (Gágas, “a town and river in Lycia”). Doublet of gagaat.

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