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[jasonlulu_2000]

1. Later on,man learned that this fire-formed metal could be used for purposes __ for the tips of spears.
A better B rather than C more than D other than
Which of the answers above is more suitable?
i just could not understand the adjective compound "fire-formed". What does it mean?

thanks

jasonlulu

[CP]

"Later on, man learned that this fire-formed metal could be used for purposes other than for the tips of spears."

The metal can be softened in fire, then shaped / formed into useful objects, so the author referred to it as "fire-formed metal."
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