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| con·crete [ kón krt ] |
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1. hard construction material: a mixture of cement, sand, aggregate, and water in specific proportions that hardens to a strong stony consistency over varying lengths of time
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2. physics mass of coalesced particles: a mass formed when particles coalesce
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adjective |
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1. solid and real: able to be seen or touched because it exists in reality, not just as an idea
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2. definite: certain and specific rather than vague or general
  concrete proposals for reform
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3. physics solidified: made solid by coalescence
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transitive verb (past and past participle con·cret·ed, present participle con·cret·ing, 3rd person present singular con·cretes) |
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put concrete somewhere: to cover an area with concrete
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin concretus, past participle of concrescere "grow together" < crescere "grow"] |
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| con·crete·ly adverb |
| con·crete·ness noun |
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