"Portland cement" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From its resemblance to limestone from Portland in Dorset.",
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          "word": "OPC"
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          "ref": "2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “Building a greener future”, in RAIL, number 999, page 36",
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          "word": "Roman cement"
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          "sense": "cement made by heating and pulverizing limestone and clay",
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          "word": "cimento Portland"
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