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excavating


Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of digging up or removing earth, dirt, or other materials from the ground.

  • Noun

    The process of unearthing or discovering something, often through archaeological or historical research.


Rhymes
Words rhyming with excavating
gravitating , vacillating , collaborating
Variants
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excavate , excavated , excavates , excavating
Forms
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excavated, excavating, excavates, excavateds, excavatingly


Etymology
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From the Latin word 'excavare', meaning 'to dig out'.


Trivia
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  1. The largest excavation project in history is the Great Wall of China, which required an estimated 400 million person-days of labor to build.

  2. The deepest excavation in the world is the Mponeng Gold Mine in South Africa, which reaches a depth of over 3,900 meters (12,800 feet).


Related Concepts
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  1. Archaeology: The scientific study of past human life and culture through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

  2. Paleontology: The scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch (approximately 11,700 years ago), based on a fossil record.


Culture
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Excavating has significant cultural and historical importance, particularly in archaeology and paleontology, where it is used to uncover artifacts and fossils. It has also been used metaphorically to describe the process of uncovering hidden truths or information.

How to Memorize "excavating"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a group of archaeologists digging up artifacts from an ancient site, using shovels and brushes to carefully uncover treasures buried in the ground.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the image of a construction site, where heavy machinery is used to dig and move large quantities of earth.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the phrase 'Excavate Every Nook And Cranny' to help memorize the word and its meaning.


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