How to pronounce anthracite
American English pronunciation
AN-thruh-syte
- IPA
- /ˈænθɹəsaɪt/
- Syllables
- AN · thruh · syte (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What anthracite means
Hard, shiny coal that burns hot with little smoke
In a sentence: The old stove burned anthracite, which left far less soot than soft coal.
Where it comes from: It comes through Latin from a Greek word for a kind of coal, which grew from the Greek word for charcoal.
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