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malm

Syllabification: (malm)
Pronunciation: /mä(l)m/

Definition of malm

noun

  • a soft, crumbly, chalky rock, or the fertile loamy soil produced as it weathers.
  • (also malm brick) a fine-quality brick made originally from malm, marl, or a similar chalky clay.

Origin:

Old English mealm-, of Germanic origin; related to meal2

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