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PLUTON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth

Synonyms:

batholite; batholith; pluton; plutonic rock

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("pluton" is a kind of...):

igneous rock (rock formed by the solidification of molten magma)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pluton"):

granite (plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz)

Derivation:

plutonic (of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro)

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