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Precambrian

pre·camb·rian

UK/priːˈkam.bɹɪ.ən/ US/priˈkæm.bɹi.ən/ uncommon informal

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the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago

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From pre- + Cambrian.

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