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Breccia
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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breccia
"rock of angular pieces," 1774, from It., "marble of angular pieces," from a Gmc. source akin to O.H.G. brecha "a breaking," from P.Gmc. *brekan, from PIE *bhreg- "to break" (see fraction).
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breccia  (brěch'ē-ə, brěch'ə, brěsh'-) Pronunciation Key
A rock composed of angular fragments embedded in a fine-grained matrix. Breccias form from explosive volcanic ejections, the compaction of talus, or plate tectonic processes. Breccias are different from conglomerates in that the fragments they contain are angular instead of rounded. |
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