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Pentelic marble

Pentelic marble noun: a white marble with a uniform, faint yellow tint, quarried on Mount Pentelicus near Athens.

Noun

Pentelic marble (usually uncountable, plural Pentelic marbles)

  1. (usually) A white marble with a uniform, faint yellow tint, quarried on Mount Pentelicus near Athens.

Forms of Pentelic marble

pluralPentelic marbles

Origin of Pentelic marble

Calque of Latin marmor Pentelicum.

Questions about Pentelic marble

What does Pentelic marble mean?
Pentelic marble means a white marble with a uniform, faint yellow tint, quarried on Mount Pentelicus near Athens.
What part of speech is Pentelic marble?
Pentelic marble is a noun.
What is the plural of Pentelic marble?
The plural of Pentelic marble is Pentelic marbles.

Words near Pentelic marble in the dictionary

  1. pentekostys
  2. pentel
  3. pentel pen
  4. pentel pens
  5. Pentelic
  6. Pentelic marble
  7. Pentelican
  8. Pentelicus
  9. Pentelikon
  10. pentels
  11. penten-

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