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Definition of: syenite
(sī′ə·nīt) noun
An igneous granular rock composed principally of feldspar and containing little or no quartz: also spelled sienite. [<F syénite <L syenites (lapis) (stone) of Syene <Syene Syene <Gk. Syēnē]
—sy′e·nit′ic (-nit′ik) adjective
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