pyritous

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adjective

pyritic

OriginEnglish pyrite ← Old French pyrite ← Latin pȳritēs →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. datedpyritic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Ancient Greekπῠρῑ́της (pŭrī́tēs)
  5. Latinpȳritēs
  6. Old Frenchpyrite
  7. Englishpyrite
  8. Englishpyritous

From pyrite + -ous.

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APA

pyritous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyritous

MLA

“pyritous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyritous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyritous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyritous.

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