How to pronounce marble
American English pronunciation
MAR-bul
- IPA
- /ˈmɑɹbəl/
- Syllables
- MAR · bul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What marble means
Most people know marble in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A hard stone polished smooth for statues and floors
In a sentence: The museum's lobby had a cool, shiny floor made of white marble.
Where it comes from: It comes from the French marbre, from the Latin marmor and the Greek marmaros, perhaps related to a Greek word for gleaming. The little balls for games were first made of this stone.
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