bostonite

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noun

A type of fine-grained, pale-colored, grey or pinkish intrusive rock.

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Bostonian
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Meanings

bostonite1

nounbostonite (uncountable)
  1. datedproscribeduncountablechemistryA type of fine-grained, pale-colored, grey or pinkish intrusive rock.

Bostonite2

adjectiveBostonite (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSynonym of Bostonian (“from or of Boston, Massachusetts, or Boston, Lincolnshire”).

    Synonyms: Bostonian

nounBostonite (plural Bostonites)

plural Bostonites

  1. Synonym of Bostonian (“someone from Boston, Massachusetts, or Boston, Lincolnshire”).

    Synonyms: Bostonian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of Bostonian (“from or of Boston, Massachusetts, or Boston, Lincolnshire”).

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Bostonian

nounSynonym of Bostonian (“someone from Boston, Massachusetts, or Boston, Lincolnshire”).

Similar
Bostonian
Also see
bostonian

Origin

From Boston + -ite.

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APA

bostonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bostonite

MLA

“bostonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bostonite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bostonite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bostonite.

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