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glaciation

gla·cia·tion

UK/ˌɡleɪsiˈeɪʃən/ US/ˌɡleɪʃiˈeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action

  • “Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe”
2.

the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice

Origin

From French glaciation, from glace (“ice”).

Phrases

  • Elster glaciation
  • Elsterian glaciation
  • Mindel glaciation

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