how to pronounce limestone

/ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/

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limestone is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of limestone in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… resemblance to the limestone of Portland …”

meaning of limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of the mineral calcite.

limestone frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word limestone occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics limestone can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that limestone can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;