psephite

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noun

A sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fragments that are coarser than sand and which are enclosed in a matrix that varies in kind and amount.

OriginAncient Greek ψῆφος →
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Meanings

nounpsephite (countable and uncountable, plural psephites)

plural psephites

  1. countableuncountableA sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fragments that are coarser than sand and which are enclosed in a matrix that varies in kind and amount.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῆφος“pebble”
  2. Englishpsephite

From Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”) + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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