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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lig·nite ETYMOLOGY French, from Latin lignum DATE circa 1808 : a usually brownish black coal intermediate between peat and bituminous coal; especially : one in which the texture of the original wood is distinct — called also brown coal English Etymology lignite "imperfectly formed coal," 1808, from Fr., from L. lignum "wood" (see lecture). Brown coal that still shows traces of the wood it once was. Probably directly from Lithanthrax Lignius, name given to woody coal by Wallerius, 1775. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 lignite lig·nite / 5li^nait / noun[U] a soft brown type of coal 褐煤 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lig·nite \ˈligˌnīt, usu -īd.+V\ noun (\-s\) Etymology: French, from lign- + -ite : a variety of coal intermediate between peat and bituminous coal that is of comparatively recent origin, contains much volatile matter, and is usually brownish black; especially : such coal in which the texture of the original wood is distinct — called also brown coal, wood coal • lig·nit·ic \(ˈ)lig|nid.]ik, -it], ]ēk\ adjective |
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