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noun
Definitions
  • pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German pik derived from Latin pix (pitch, tar).

Origin

Latin

pix

Gloss

pitch, tar

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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