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eugeosynclinal

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eu⋅ge⋅o⋅syn⋅cline

  [yoo-jee-oh-sing-klahyn, -sin-]
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–noun Geology.
a former marine zone, bordering an ocean basin, marked by very thick deposits of sediment in which the products of volcanic activity are associated with clastic sediments.
Origin:
1940–45; eu- + geosyncline

Related forms:
eu⋅ge⋅o⋅syn⋅cli⋅nal, adjective
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