recement

ce·ment

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [si-ment]
- /sɪˈmɛnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [si-ment]
- /sɪˈmɛnt/

Definitions of recement word

noun recement any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material. 1
noun recement any of various soft, sticky substances that dry hard or stonelike, used especially for mending broken objects or for making things adhere. 1
noun recement Petrography. the compact groundmass surrounding and binding together the fragments of clastic rocks. 1
noun recement anything that binds or unites: Time is the cement of friendship. 1
noun recement Dentistry. a hardening, adhesive, plastic substance, used in the repair of teeth for anchoring fillings or inlays, for filling, or for fastening crowns. Informal. cementum. 1
verb with object recement to unite by or as if by cement: to cement stones to form a wall; to cement a relationship. 1

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Origin of recement

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; < Latin cēmentum, variant of caementum (singular of caementa unprocessed cuttings from the quarry, i.e., rough stone and chips) < *caed-mentom, equivalent to caed(ere) to cut + -mentum -ment; replacing Middle English cyment < Old French ciment < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Recement

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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recement popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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