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embedded

/ɪmˈbɛdɪd/ adjective C1
  1. Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.
  2. Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.
  3. Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.
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Anne promptly let go of her candle and plate in her surprise, and plate, candle, and apples crashed together down the cellar ladder and were found at the bottom embedded in melted grease, the next day, by Marilla, who gathered them up and thanked mercy the house hadn’t been set on fire.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 135 · C1
The flat was accordingly pushed off, scraping roughly over an old embedded stake in the process.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 222 · C1

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