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peneplain

pe·ne·plain [ pnə plàyn ] (plural pe·ne·plains) or pe·ne·plane [ pnə plàyn ] (plural pe·ne·planes)

noun

Definition:

area of flat featureless land: an area of nearly flat featureless land that is the result of a prolonged period of erosion

[Late 19th century. < Latin paene "nearly, almost"]

pe·ne·pla·na·tion [ pnəplə náysh'n ] noun

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