metasediment

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noun

A metamorphosed sedimentary rock.

OriginEnglish sediment ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

nounmetasediment (plural metasediments)

plural metasediments

  1. geographyA metamorphosed sedimentary rock.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishsediment
  5. Englishmetasediment

From meta- + sediment.

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APA

metasediment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasediment

MLA

“metasediment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasediment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metasediment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasediment.

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