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Word: Cement
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French ciment (noun), cimenter (verb), from Latin caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɪˈmɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete.
Short Definition:building material
Word: Cement
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɪˈmɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
fix with cement
Short Definition:fix with cement
Examples:- wooden posts were cemented into the ground
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