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orebody

American

[awr-bod-ee, ohr‑] / ˈɔrˌbɒd i, ˈoʊr‑ /

noun

a well-defined mass of ore-bearing rock.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

orebodies

plural

Etymology

Origin of orebody

First recorded in 1870–75; ore + body

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