Shale

nounid 143933·updated May 18, 2026
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a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

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Variants

plural
Shales
possessive
Shale's
pluralpossessive
Shales'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
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