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Definition of
lava noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
lava
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈlɑvə
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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1
hot liquid rock that comes out of a
volcano
molten lava
2
this type of rock when it has cooled and become hard
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