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noun a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
originEtymology tree English lime Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old English stān Middle English ston English stone English limestone From lime + stone.
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