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Coal
/kəʊl/
A type of solid, black, combustible substance used as a fuel source and originated from decomposed plant matter.
Synonyms:
charcoal
carbon
anthracite
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
Coal
is used to make electricity.
She read a book about the
coal
mining industry.
Etymology:
Derived from Old English
col
, meaning charcoal or coal, it has Germanic origins and related to the Old High German
kolo
.
Usage Statistics:
23 mentions per 1 million words
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