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Slate

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Meaning

Noun

●
In Geology:
A
of
or
which has been
so that it
into
layers.
●
The bluish-grey
of most slate.
●
A
,
of
for
on with
or with a
of
(a
) formerly
used by both students and
in schools.
●
A roofing-tile
slate.
●
A
of money owed.
●
In American English:
A
of
for an election.
●
An
and used for the same purposes.
●
A
of any
; a flake.
●
A
computer.
●
In Film:
A clapperboard.

Adj

●
Having the bluish-grey/gray
of slate.

Verb

●
To
with slate.
●
In British English:
To
harshly.
●
In American English:
To schedule.
●
In American English:
To
or
expect.
●
In Regional English:
To set a
upon (a person).
●
To
,
, or designate.
●
In Film:
To
a
using a clapperboard.

Name

●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

slate
English
arrow
esclate
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym

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