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Austenite
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austenite austénite
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈɔstɪnaɪt/ GenAm
en /ˈɑstɪnaɪt/ cot-caught
en /ˈɒstɪnaɪt/ RP
en austenite austinite Austinite
Etymology 1
From en w:William Chandler Roberts-Austen ite Austen rock, mineral, or fossil.
Alternative forms
en austenite
Noun
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en metallurgy en austenite.
Etymology 2
From en w:Jane Austen ite Austen follower or adherent of a specified person.
Noun
a fan or admirer of Jane Austen; someone who studies the works of Jane Austen.
1907, G. E. Mitton, Jane Austen and Her Times, Methuen & Co., Chapter 5: The Novels:
[I]t seems a pity that they should not form a volume in one of the neat series of Jane Austen's novels now published, as to a real Austenite they contain much that is valuable, and are full of characteristic touches.
en 1996 B. C. Southam Jane Austen: The Critical Heritage: 1870–1940 http://books.google.de/books?id=7ht0Gg97wksC&pg=PA74&dq=Austenite#v=onepage&q=Austenite&f=false 74 Routledge Towards the end of his life, Twain took Jane Austen as one of his stock jibes and the items collected here (No. 23), dating from 1896 to 1909, show how much he enjoyed needling his Austenite friends, Howells in particular.
Synonyms
en Austenian
en Janeite
en eponyms
en Fans (people) Literature
German
Pronunciation
de De-Austenite.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun form m
de Austenit nom//acc//gen p