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noun, feminine

diorite

/djɔ.ʁit/

noun, feminine/djɔ.ʁit/

diorite

Invented by mineralogist Alexandre Brongniart (1770-1847), derived from Ancient Greek διορίζω (diorízō, “distinguish”), from δι- plus ὁρίζω (horízō, “to limit”).