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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Silurian

· Si·lu·ri·an · IPA /sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/
01 a. Of or pertaining to the country of the ancient Silures; -- a term applied to the earliest of the Paleozoic eras, and also to the strata of …
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    Of or pertaining to the country of the ancient Silures; -- a term applied to the earliest of the Paleozoic eras, and also to the strata of the era, because most plainly developed in that country.(Geol.)
02 n. The Silurian age.
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    The Silurian age.