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OÃ¶LITE

\ˈə͡ʊ ˌe͡ɪtˈɪldə pˈaɹəɡɹˌaf lˈa͡ɪt], \ˈə‍ʊ ˌe‍ɪtˈɪldə pˈaɹəɡɹˌaf lˈa‍ɪt], \ˈəʊ ˌeɪ__t_ˈɪ_l_d_ə_ p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_ɡ_ɹ_ˌa_f l_ˈaɪ_t]\

Definitions of OÃ¶LITE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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[=o]'o-l[=i]t, n. (geol.) a kind of limestone, composed of grains like the eggs or roe of a fish.--adjs. OÃ–LIT'IC; OÃ–LITIF'EROUS. [Gr. [=o]on, an egg, lithos, stone.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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