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Meaning of Concretion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.
  2. A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.
  3. A rounded mass of a mineral, sometimes found in sedimentary rock or on the ocean floor.
  4. The action of making something concrete or the result of such an action.

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Examples

“Of the three beds, the central one is the most compact, and more like ordinary sandstone: it includes numerous flattened spherical concretions.”
“"My new statue!" said Kenyon. . . . "It is the concretion of a good deal of thought, emotion, and toil of brain and hand."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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