sandstone

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈsændˌstoʊn/ UK /ˈsændˌstəʊn/ See IPA manual

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A soft rock formed from pressed sand, often used in building.

The old church was built from honey-coloured sandstone.

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From Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandastain (“sandstone, chisel, gravel”), equivalent to sand + stone. Cognate with West Frisian sânstien (“sandstone”), Saterland Frisian Soundsteen (“sandstone”), Dutch zandsteen (“sandstone”), German Low German Sandsteen (“sandstone”), German Sandstein (“sandstone”), Danish sandsten (“sandstone”), Swedish sandsten (“sandstone”), Icelandic sandsteinn (“sandstone”).

sandston Middle English *sandstān Old English *sandastain Proto-West Germanic

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# sandstone

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsændˌstoʊn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsændˌstəʊn/
**Frequency rank:** 30289

## Meanings
1. A soft rock formed from pressed sand, often used in building.

## Examples
- The old church was built from honey-coloured sandstone.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sandston
- Root: *sandstān
- Root: *sandastain

## Etymology
From Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandastain (“sandstone, chisel, gravel”), equivalent to sand + stone. Cognate with West Frisian sânstien (“sandstone”), Saterland Frisian Soundsteen (“sandstone”), Dutch zandsteen (“sandstone”), German Low German Sandsteen (“sandstone”), German Sandstein (“sandstone”), Danish sandsten (“sandstone”), Swedish sandsten (“sandstone”), Icelandic sandsteinn (“sandstone”).

## AI Etymology
Sandstone comes from Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandastain (“sandstone, chisel, gravel”), equivalent to sand + stone. Cognate with West Frisian sânstien (“sandstone”), Saterland Frisian Soundsteen (“sandstone”), Dutch zandsteen (“sandstone”), German Low German Sandsteen (“sandstone”), German Sandstein (“sandstone”), Danish sandsten (“sandstone”), Swedish sandsten (“sandstone”), Icelandic sandsteinn (“sandstone”). Modern senses include a soft rock formed from pressed sand, often used in building..

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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