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Word: Placer
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Latin American Spanish, literally ‘deposit, shoal’; related to placel ‘sandbank’, from plaza ‘a place’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpleɪsə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a deposit of sand or gravel in the bed of a river or lake, containing particles of valuable minerals
Short Definition:deposit of sand or gravel in bed of river or lake
Examples:- placer gold deposits
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