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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Late Latin
Origin: aspaltus, from Greek asphaltos

asphalt

 noun
     
Related topics: Construction, Roads
as‧phalt [uncountable]
TTRTBC a black sticky substance that becomes hard when it dries, used for making the surface of roads
—asphalt verb [transitive]
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