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# porphyry

noun (porphyry, no plural)

«porphyry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Porphyry is a hard rock, usually dark red or purple with small spots, used to build fine palaces and to carve statues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porphyry/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a splendid staircase, castle or floor made of this stone

### Examples

- He climbed a huge staircase made of porphyry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porphyry/#x1)
- The castle was built out of porphyry with a golden roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porphyry/#x2)
- The statue stood on a base of polished porphyry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porphyry/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «porphyry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/porphyry/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«porphyry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/porphyry.html) on Mova free.