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Iron

/ˈaɪən/
A strong, silver-grey metal that is magnetic and is commonly used for construction and manufacturing.

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Examples:

I need to iron my shirt.The gate is made of strong iron.

Etymology:

etymology
The word iron comes from the Old English īsern, īsen, derived from Proto-Germanic *isarnan, which traces back to Proto-Iranian *ayas-, meaning metal.

Usage Statistics:

33 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
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