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[ adjective ] enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
Examples "found pebbles embedded in the silt" "stone containing many embedded fossils" "peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp" Used in print (The New York Times,...)He scored a 4 for the embedded ball , a 3 with the provisional one . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole
Examples "confused by the embedded Latin quotations" "an embedded subordinate clause" Related terms |
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