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travertine definition

trav·er·tine (trav′ər tēn′, -tin)

noun

a light-colored, dense type of tufa, as dripstone or flowstone, deposited in caves or around limy springs, lakes, or streams

Etymology: It travertino, altered < tiburtino < L (lapis) Tiburtinus, (stone) of Tibur (now Tivoli)

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