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excavation n. [
digging, dig] the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
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excavation n. [
dig, archeological site] the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
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excavation n. a hole in the ground made by excavating
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excavation n. [
mining] the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
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