01 adj. enclosed or fixed firmly in a surrounding mass; surrounded on all sides; as, found pebbles embedded in the silt; stone containing many embe…
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enclosed or fixed firmly in a surrounding mass; surrounded on all sides; as, found pebbles embedded in the silt; stone containing many embedded fossils; as, peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp.
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inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole; as, confused by the embedded Latin quotations; an embedded subordinate clause.
Syn.
fixed.