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Word: Anticline
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from anti- + Greek klinein ‘lean’, on the pattern of incline
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈantɪklʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a ridge or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downwards from the crest.
Short Definition:ridge or fold of stratified rock in which strata slope downwards from crest
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