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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
asphalt /ˈasfalt, -əlt/

▶noun a dark bituminous pitch occurring naturally or derived from crude oil, used in surfacing roads or as waterproofing in building. ▶verb surface with asphalt.

– derivatives
asphaltic adjective.

– origin ME: from Fr. asphalte, based on late L. asphalton, asphaltum, from Gk asphalton.

'asphalt' also found in these Oxford entries:

bitumen - blacktop - heliograph

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