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1. (n.) limestone
a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
Etymology: (1515–25)
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1. (noun) limestone
a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
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1. (noun) Limestone
a rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or dolomitic limestone. Crystalline limestone is called marble
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Sense: a kind of rock.
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 Afrikaans: kalksteen |
 Arabic: حَجَر كِلْسي |
 Bulgarian: варовик |
 Brazilian: calcário |
 Czech: vápenec |
 German: der Kalkstein |
 Danish: kalksten |
 Greek: ασβεστόλιθος |
 Spanish: caliza |
 Estonian: lubjakivi, paekivi |
 Farsi: سنگ آهک |
 Finnish: kalkkikivi |
 French: calcaire |
 Hebrew: אֶבֶן סִיד |
 Hindi: चूना, चूना-पत्थर |
 Croatian: vapnenac |
 Hungarian: mészkő |
 Indonesian: gamping |
 Icelandic: kalksteinn |
 Italian: calcare |
 Japanese: 石灰岩 |
 Korean: 석회석 |
 Lithuanian: kalkakmenis, klintis |
 Latvian: kaļķakmens |
 Malay: batu kapur |
 Dutch: kalksteen |
 Norwegian: kalkstein |
 Polish: wapień |
 Persian: سنگ آهک |
 Pashto: آخكى ډبره |
 Portuguese: calcário |
 Romanian: calcar |
 Russian: известняк |
 Slovak: vápenec |
 Slovenian: apnenec |
 Serbian: krečnjak |
 Swedish: kalksten |
 Thai: หินปูน |
 Turkish: kireç taşı |
 Taiwanese: 石灰石 |
 Ukrainian: вапняк |
 Urdu: چونے کا پتھر |
 Vietnamese: đá vôi |
 Chinese: 石灰石 |
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