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| mi·o·ge·o·syn·cline [ m ō jee ō sín kln ] (plural mi·o·ge·o·syn·clines) |
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geologic depression with no volcanic activity: a long broad depression in the Earth's crust that contains thick sedimentary deposits whose accumulation has been accompanied by little or no volcanic activity.
See also eugeosyncline
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| [Mid-20th century. < Greek meiōn "less"] |
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