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Word: Terrigenous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 17th century (in the sense ‘produced from the earth, earth-born’): from Latin terrigenus (from terra ‘earth’ + -genus ‘born’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a marine deposit) made of material eroded from the land.
Short Definition:(of marine deposit) made of material eroded from land
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