orebody

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noun

a mass or region of ore

OriginEnglish body ← Middle English bodi ← Old English bodiġ →
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Meanings

nounorebody (plural orebodies)

plural orebodies · alternative ore body

  1. a mass or region of ore

Origin

  1. Englishore
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰewdʰ-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*budagą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bodag
  5. Old Englishbodiġ
  6. Middle Englishbodi
  7. Englishbody
  8. Englishorebody

From ore + body.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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