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travertin

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trav⋅er⋅tine

[trav-er-teen, -tin]
–noun
a form of limestone deposited by springs, esp. hot springs, used in Italy for building.
Also, trav⋅er⋅tin [trav-er-tin] .


Origin:
1545–55; < It travertino, equiv. to tra- across (< L trāns- trans- ) + (ti)vertino < L Tīburtīnus, equiv. to Tīburt- (s. of Tīburs) the territory of Tibur (see Tivoli ) + -īnus -ine 1
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