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sediment

/ˈsedəmənt/SEH-duh-muhnt
/ˈsɛdəmənt/SEH-duh-muhnt

Meaninga settling, subsidence

Common meaning: matter that settles

Journey through time

  1. Latinsedimentum‘a settling, subsidence’source
  2. Old Frenchsedimentsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa settling, subsidence → matter that settlessediment‘matter that settles’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin sedimentum ‘a settling, subsidence’.

Roots

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