ge·o·log·ic

[jee-uh-loj-ik]
adjective
of, pertaining to, or based on geology.
Also, ge·o·log·i·cal.


Origin:
1790–1800; geolog(y) + -ic

ge·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·ge·o·log·ic, adjective
non·ge·o·log·i·cal, adjective
non·ge·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
pre·ge·o·log·i·cal, adjective
un·ge·o·log·i·cal, adjective
un·ge·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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geology (dʒɪˈɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the scientific study of the origin, history, structure, and composition of the earth
2.  the geological features of a district or country
 
geological
 
adj
 
geo'logic
 
adj
 
geo'logically
 
adv
 
ge'ologist
 
n
 
ge'ologer
 
n

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Geologic is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
It tells the story from early geologic time through the many people who lived
  here up to today.
Deeper into the geologic past, dust bowls endured for centuries.
Unless this is another example of lousy publicly available geologic data.
The finds also overturn long-held wisdom about the continent's geologic history.
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