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-tl
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crus·tal
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tl
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adjective
of or pertaining to a crust, as of the earth.
Origin:
1855–60;
<
Latin
crūst
(
a
) shell, crust +
-al
1
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crustal
(ˈkrʌst
ə
l)
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adj
of or relating to the earth's crust
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