"metasediment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metasediments [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + sediment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|sediment}} meta- + sediment Head templates: {{en-noun}} metasediment (plural metasediments)
  1. (petrology) A metamorphosed sedimentary rock. Wikipedia link: metasediment Related terms: metasedimentary

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