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adj
Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: orogenous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English orogeny Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English orogenic From orogeny + -ic.
Across languages
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