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Hercynian

Her·cyn·i·an [ hur sínnee ən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
of mountain-forming period in Europe: the period of geologic time during the late Paleozoic era when some of the major European mountain ranges were being formed

[Late 16th century. < Latin Hercynia (silva)< Greek Herkunios (drumos), forested mountain region between the Carpathian Mountains and the Rhine River]

Her·cyn·i·an adjective
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