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Definition sediment in American English

sediment noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/ˈsedəmənt/
1

a layer of a substance that forms at the bottom of a liquid

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1.1

a layer of sand, stones, dirt, etc. that becomes a layer of rock

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Definition sediment in American English