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cement
[ si-ment ]
/ sɪˈmɛnt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to unite by or as if by cement: to cement stones to form a wall; to cement a relationship.
to coat or cover with cement: to cement a floor.
verb (used without object)
to become cemented; join together or unite; cohere.
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Origin of cement
1250–1300; <Latin cēmentum, variant of caementum (singular of caementa unprocessed cuttings from the quarry, i.e., rough stone and chips) <*caed-mentom, equivalent to caed(ere) to cut + -mentum-ment; replacing Middle English cyment<Old French ciment<Latin, as above
OTHER WORDS FROM cement
Words nearby cement
Celto-Germanic, celtuce, celure, CEMA, cembalo, cement, cementation, cementite, cementitious, cement mixer, cement steel
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British Dictionary definitions for cement
cement
/ (sɪˈmɛnt) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of cement
cementer, nounWord Origin for cement
C13: from Old French ciment, from Latin caementum stone from the quarry, from caedere to hew
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