Definition of porphyry

Noun

any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals

Synonyms

porphyritic rock

Nepali Meanings

गवेषण

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Noun

Pingalacharya, the founder of prosody

Noun

poetic flaw caused by using meaningless words to maintain meter

Verb

change from solid to liquid state

Noun

a god worshipped by a different group or culture

Noun

shortened form of the word yellow used as a prefix in compound words