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al⋅loch⋅thon
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θən
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-θɒn
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–noun
Geology
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a geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces.
Compare
autochthon
(
def. 3
)
.
Origin:
1940–45;
back formation from
allochthonous
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