Marble:
Pronunciation: 'mär-b&l
Function: noun
1a: limestone that is more or less crystallized by metamorphism, that
ranges from granular to compact in texture, that is capable of taking
a high polish, and that is used especially in architecture and sculpture
b: something (as a piece of sculpture) composed of or made from marble
c: something suggesting marble (as in hardness, coldness, or smoothness)
<a heart of marble>
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Granite:
Pronunciation: 'gra-n&t
Function: noun
1: a very hard natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline
texture formed essentially of quartz and orthoclase or microcline and
used especially for building and for monuments
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