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travertinous

travertinous adjective: resembling the travertine stone used in Italy.

Adjective

travertinous (comparative more travertinous, superlative most travertinous)

  1. Resembling the travertine stone used in Italy

Forms of travertinous

comparativemore travertinous
superlativemost travertinous

Origin of travertinous

From travertine + -ous.

Questions about travertinous

What does travertinous mean?
Travertinous means resembling the travertine stone used in Italy.
What part of speech is travertinous?
Travertinous is an adjective.

Words near travertinous in the dictionary

  1. travertine marble
  2. travertine marbles
  3. travertine terrace
  4. travertine terraces
  5. travertines
  6. travertinous
  7. travertins
  8. traves
  9. travest
  10. travested
  11. travesti

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