lignite

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪɡnaɪ̯t/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun intermediate between peat and bituminous coal

Etymology

From French lignite, from Latin lignum (“firewood”) + -ite.

In classic literature

Synonyms

brown coal, wood coal

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
humate, coal
Narrower (hyponyms)
jet

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