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monimolimnion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɒ.nɪ.mə(ʊ)ˈlɪm.nɪ.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌmɑ.ni.məˈlim.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /-moʊ-/

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noun

Meaning 1

The lower, dense stratum of a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers) that does not mix with the waters above.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μόνιμος (mónimos, “stable, permanent”) + -limnion (from Ancient Greek λῐ́μνη (lĭ́mnē, “lake”) + -ion), first appearing in the writings of British ecologist George Evelyn Hutchinson (1903–1991).