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diggings

/dˈɪɡɪŋz/ noun

plural of digging

Word Origin From dig, which comes from Old English dīcian 'to dig, make a ditch.' The -ing suffix makes it a gerund, and the plural -s turns it into a noun meaning 'excavations' or 'digging sites.' The same root gives us ditch, dike, and dyke. The PIE root *dheigw- also means 'to stick, set up,' which is why a ditch is something dug and set up.

noun plural of digging countable

The archeological diggings revealed artifacts from ancient civilizations.

(名词) 挖掘物；出土物

考古挖掘现场揭示了古代文明的文物。

(sustantivo) excavaciones [plural de excavación]

Las **excavaciones** arqueológicas revelaron artefactos de civilizaciones antiguas.

(nom) fouilles; fouilles archéologiques; excavations [Pluriel de « fouille ».]

Les diggings archéologiques ont révélé des artefacts de civilisations anciennes.

(Substantiv) Ausgrabungen; Grabungsarbeiten [Plural von *digging*; Ausgrabungen oder Stellen, an denen gegraben wird, insbesondere im archäologischen Kontext.]

Die archäologischen **diggings** brachten Artefakte alter Zivilisationen ans Licht.

(名詞) 採掘の複数形

考古学的な発掘調査により、古代文明の遺物が明らかになった。

(substantivo) escavações [Plural de escavação.]

As escavações arqueológicas revelaram artefatos de civilizações antigas.

Synonyms: excavations mines quarries pits dig sites Antonyms: fillings landfills embankments mounds
Word parts: dig + ing + s

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