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breccias

breccias is the plural of breccia.

Meaning of breccia

Noun

breccia (usually uncountable, plural breccias)

  1. (usually) A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.
    • Courses of angular boulders line the rim of the volcano, the remains of its last explosive phase, resulting in a volcanic breccia.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 24

Questions about breccias

What is breccias the plural of?
Breccias is the plural of breccia.

Words near breccias in the dictionary

  1. Brebner
  2. Brebu
  3. brecanavir
  4. breccia
  5. breccial
  6. breccias
  7. brecciate
  8. brecciated
  9. brecciates
  10. brecciating
  11. brecciation

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