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Word: overburden (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • archaeology A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated
  • geology The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam

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Verb:

  • To overload or overtax

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