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Meaning of terrazzo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/təˈɹɑːtsoʊ/

Definitions

A faux-marble material used for flooring and countertops.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“A fibreglass fish should have been spewing water into a terrazzo fountain, but the pipes had not yet been connected and bags of cement were heaped in the basin.”
“Richard Sammons[…] began by leaving the ground floor studio pretty much as he found it, with 15-foot ceilings and a black terrazzo floor.”

CEFR level

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

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