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geanticlinal

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ge⋅an⋅ti⋅cline

  [jee-an-ti-klahyn]
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–noun Geology.
an anticlinal upwarp of regional extent.
Origin:
1890–95; < Gk gê earth + anticline

Related forms:
ge⋅an⋅ti⋅cli⋅nal  [jee-an-ti-klahyn-l, jee-an-] , adjective
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ge·an·ti·cline   (jē-ān'tĭ-klīn')   
n.  A large upward fold of the earth's crust.
ge·an'ti·cli'nal adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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