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sediment

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/

The English word “sediment” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.

verb

  1. To deposit material as a sediment.
  2. To be deposited as a sediment.

Etymology

From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.

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