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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
syenite /ˈsʌɪənʌɪt/

▶noun Geology a coarse-grained grey igneous rock composed typically of alkali feldspar and hornblende.

– derivatives
syenitic adjective.

– origin C18: from Fr. syénite, from L. Syenites (lapis) ‘(stone) of Syene’, Greek name of Aswan in Egypt.

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