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| 1. | [ 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" |
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| Related terms: | enclosed | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole | |
| Examples: | "confused by the embedded Latin quotations" "an embedded subordinate clause" |
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| Related terms: | integrated | |
| Similar spelling: |
embed emptied |
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