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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
breccia /ˈbrɛtʃə, -tʃɪə/

▶noun Geology rock consisting of angular fragments of stones cemented by finer calcareous material.

– derivatives
brecciate verb,
brecciation noun.

– origin C18: from Ital., lit. ‘gravel’, ult. rel. to break1.

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