Etymology

sondage

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Today it means: A small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench. Full definition →

French sondage
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  1. French · borrowed fromsondage
  2. French · borrowed fromsondage
  3. English todaysondage

Borrowed from French sondage (“survey, sounding”).

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