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terrane

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ter⋅rane

  [tuh-reyn, ter-eyn]
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–noun Geology.
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
Also, terrain.

Origin:
1815–25; sp. var. of terrain
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ter·rane also ter·rain   (tə-rān', těr'ān)   
n.  

  1. A series of related rock formations.

  2. An area having a preponderance of a particular rock or rock groups.


[Alteration of terrain.]
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