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geocline

American  
[jee-oh-klahyn] / ˈdʒi oʊˌklaɪn /

noun

  • geoclines
    plural

  1. Geology. a depression in the earth's crust filled with volcanic or sedimentary deposits.

geocline Scientific  
/ jē′ō-klīn′ /

  1. See geosyncline

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