metasedimentary

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a metasediment.

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

adjectivemetasedimentary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a metasediment.
nounmetasedimentary (plural metasedimentaries)

plural metasedimentaries

  1. A metasediment.

    The absence of sedimentaries and metasedimentaries in W52 suggest it is not from the Sepik north coast, which is defined by heterogeneous lithic inclusions derived from the Torricelli Mountains.

    2015 September 3, “Earliest Pottery on New Guinea Mainland Reveals Austronesian Influences in Highland Environments 3000 Years Ago”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishsedimentary
  5. Englishmetasedimentary

From meta- + sedimentary.

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APA

metasedimentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasedimentary

MLA

“metasedimentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasedimentary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metasedimentary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasedimentary.

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