mineral kingdom

noun

: a basic group of natural objects that includes inorganic objects compare animal kingdom, plant kingdom

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circa 1691, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mineral kingdom was circa 1691

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mineral kingdom

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: a basic group of natural objects that includes inorganic objects compare animal kingdom, plant kingdom

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mineral kingdom

noun

: a basic group of natural objects that includes inorganic objects compare animal kingdom, plant kingdom

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