noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɪt.jʊ.mɪn/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɪt͡ʃ.ʊ.mɪn/
Canada:/ˈbɪt͡ʃ.ʊ.mɪn/
Canada:/ˈbɪt.jʊ.mɪn/
US:/bɪˈtumən/
US:/bɪˈtjumən/
US:/baɪˈtumən/
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CMU ARPABET:B IH2 T UW1 M AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:B AY2 T UW1 M AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Jew's pitch
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
Roads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
