Hercynian

/ (hɜːˈsɪnɪən) /

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adjective

denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic

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Word Origin for Hercynian

C16: from Latin Hercynia silva the Hercynian forest (i.e., the wooded mountains of central Germany, esp the Erzgebirge)

Words nearby Hercynian

Herculaneum, herculean, Hercules, Hercules beetle, Hercules-club, Hercynian, hercynite, herd, herd-book, herder, herdic

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Example sentences from the Web for Hercynian

I mention this, because here was the regio Hercynia, where the Hercynian forest commenced, and from which it received its name.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant
The two arcs together, which were undoubtedly formed at the same period, have been named by Bertrand the Hercynian chain.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8|Various
The god Thor was blessed because he had driven them, armed as he was with his famous iron mace, all across the Hercynian forest.
Myths of the Rhine|X. B. Saintine
Hercynian, her-sin′i-an, adj. of or pertaining to the forest-covered mountain region of northern Germany—apart the Harz Mountains.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

A poetic atmosphere from the Hercynian woods and the monuments of ancient days surrounded our lives.
The Story Of My Life From Childhood To Manhood|Georg Ebers

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