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单词 Menevian
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Definition of Menevian in English:

Menevian

adjective mɪˈniːvɪən
Geology
  • Of, relating to, or designating a group of fossiliferous rocks of Cambrian age found near St David's in South Wales, and also near Dolgellau and Maentwrog in North Wales.

noun mɪˈniːvɪən
Geology
  • The Menevian formation.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Menevia, name in post-classical Latin of Mynyw, the former name of a town (now Tyddewi or St David's) in Pembrokeshire, Wales + -an. The forms Minevian and Maenevian may reflect variant spellings in post-classical Latin.

Definition of Menevian in US English:

Menevian

adjectivemɪˈniːvɪən
Geology
  • Of, relating to, or designating a group of fossiliferous rocks of Cambrian age found near St David's in South Wales, and also near Dolgellau and Maentwrog in North Wales.

nounmɪˈniːvɪən
Geology
  • The Menevian formation.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Menevia, name in post-classical Latin of Mynyw, the former name of a town (now Tyddewi or St David's) in Pembrokeshire, Wales + -an. The forms Minevian and Maenevian may reflect variant spellings in post-classical Latin.

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