oroge'netically
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orogeny or orogenesis (ɒˈrɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌɒrəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| the formation of mountain ranges by intense upward displacement of the earth's crust, usually associated with folding, thrust faulting, and other compressional processes | |
| orogenesis or orogenesis | |
| —n | |
| orogenic or orogenesis | |
| —adj | |
| orogenetic or orogenesis | |
| —adj | |
| oro'genically or orogenesis | |
| —adv | |
| oroge'netically or orogenesis | |
| —adv | |
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