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adjective - Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an appearance
- (geology) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of great heat; with rocks, it could also mean formed from lava/magma; as, granite and basalt are rocks
Translations: - French: igné
- Italian: igneo (1), (2)
Etymology: igneus, from ignis fire; allied to Sanskrit agni, Lithuanian ugnis, Old Slavic ogne
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