| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tu·fa |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t  f , ty- |
| NOUN: | 1. The calcareous and siliceous rock deposits of springs, lakes, or ground water. 2. See tuff. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Obsolete Italian tufa, tufo, from Latin t fus. | | OTHER FORMS: | tu·faceous (-f shs) —ADJECTIVE
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