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Noun: sediment  se-du-munt
  1. Matter that has been deposited by some natural process
    - deposit
Verb: sediment  se-du-munt
  1. Deposit as a sediment
     
  2. Settle as sediment

Derived forms: sediments, sedimenting, sedimented

See also: sedimentary, sedimentation

Type of: deposit, fix, matter, posit, settle, settle down, situate

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