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sediment
1547, from Fr.
sédiment
(16c.), from L.
sedimentum
"a settling, sinking down," from stem of
sedere
"to settle, sit" (see
sedentary
). As a type of rock,
sedimentary
is first recorded 1830 (in Lyell);
sedimentation
is from 1874.
