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anaclinal
/ ˌænəˈklaɪnəl /
adjective
- (of valleys and similar formations) progressing in a direction opposite to the dip of the surrounding rock strata
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anaclinal1
C19: see ana- , -cline
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