How to pronounce stone
American English pronunciation
STOHN
- IPA
- /ˈstoʊn/
- Syllables
- STOHN (1 syllable)
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What stone means
Most people know stone in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The hard seed in the middle of a peach or plum
In a sentence: Be careful not to bite down on the stone in the middle of that cherry.
Where it comes from: It is the same word as a stone on the ground, from the Old English stān. The hard middle of the fruit is as hard as a little rock.
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