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slaten

/ˈsleɪtən/

slaten adjective: made of slate.

Adjective

slaten (not comparable)

  1. (literary) Made of slate.
    • It is twilight time: the sun has gone away over the hill, and has left only crimson clouds for his rising token. Sitting down on the slaten rock, and looking westward, I said: ‘It will be fair to-morrow.’ Then, close by me, some one said: ‘Fair, to-morrow.’1860 October, The Knickerbocker LVI, № 4, “Remembrances; Somewhat of an Allegory”, page 368
    • Then she floated away and left me lying on the slaten rock.ibidem, page 369

Proper noun capitalized: Slaten

Slaten (plural Slatens)

  1. A surname.

Forms of slaten

pluralSlatens

Origin of slaten

From slate + -en (“made of”).

Questions about slaten

What does slaten mean?
Slaten means made of slate.
What part of speech is slaten?
Slaten can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce slaten?
Slaten is pronounced /ˈsleɪtən/.

Words near slaten in the dictionary

  1. Slateford
  2. slateful
  3. slatefuls
  4. slateless
  5. slatelike
  6. slaten
  7. Slatens
  8. slater
  9. Slater determinant
  10. Slater determinants
  11. slaters

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