Silurian
adjective
of or relating to the Silures or their country.
pre-Silurian
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a word derived from
Silurian.
Example Sentences
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I should rely much on pre-Silurian times; but then comes Sir W. Thomson like an odious spectre.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by James Marchant
The Vindhyan sandstones certainly are a formation of immense antiquity, perhaps pre-Silurian.
From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by William Sleeman
