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syenite

  • /ˈsaɪənaɪt/

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Borrowed from Latin Syēnītēs, from Syēnē (“Aswan”), because it was anciently quarried there.

noun syenites

  1. countable, obsolete, uncountable Granite.
  2. countable, uncountable An igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende. The temple, of which some massive hewn blocks and a fine column of Syenite granite still mark the site, occupied a terrace facing the source of the river and commanding a magnificent prospect.

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noun igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende

Españolsienita
Françaissyénite
DeutschSyenit

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"syenite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/syenite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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syenite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/syenite

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"syenite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/syenite.

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@misc{syenite_2026,
  title = {syenite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/syenite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}