depositional

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit or a deposition.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English deposition →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit or a deposition.

Origin

  1. Englishdeposition
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishdepositional

From deposition + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

despoilationdespoliation
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APA

depositional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depositional

MLA

“depositional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depositional. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depositional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depositional.

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