peneplain
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nəˌpleɪn, ˌpi
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peneplain or peneplane (ˈpiːnɪˌpleɪn, ˌpiːnɪˈpleɪn, ˈpiːnɪˌpleɪn, ˌpiːnɪˈpleɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a relatively flat land surface produced by a long period of erosion | |
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| peneplane or peneplane | |
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| penepla'nation or peneplane | |
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Peneplain
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
Through a long era of relative crustal stability the old mountains were eroded to a vast plain, or peneplain, close to sea-level.
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