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Idioms about concrete

    set / cast in concrete. stone (def. 33).

Origin of concrete

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin concrētus (past participle of concrēscere “to coalesce, condense”), equivalent to con- con- + crē(scere) “to grow, increase” + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM concrete

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH concrete

cement, concrete , mortar
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How to use concrete in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for concrete

concrete
/ (ˈkɒnkriːt) /

noun
  1. a construction material made of a mixture of cement, sand, stone, and water that hardens to a stonelike mass
  2. (as modifier)a concrete slab
physics a rigid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles
adjective
verb
(tr) to construct in or cover with concrete
(kənˈkriːt) to become or cause to become solid; coalesce

Derived forms of concrete

concretely, adverbconcreteness, nounconcretive, adjectiveconcretively, adverb

Word Origin for concrete

C14: from Latin concrētus grown together, hardened, from concrēscere; see concrescence
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