sediment

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Synonyms: pediment, sepiment, sentiment, segment, regiment, sedent, rudiment, sediments, ledgment, serment, semibent

Antonyms: pediment, sepiment, sentiment, segment, regiment, sedent, rudiment, sediments, ledgment, serment, semibent

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Noun

1. A [[collection]] of [[small]] [[particle]]s, [[particularly]] [[dirt]], that [[precipitate]]s from a [[river]] or other [[body of water]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[deposit]] [[material]] as a [[#Noun|sediment]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be [[deposit]]ed as a [[#Noun|sediment]].

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