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anticlinorium definition

anti·cli·no·rium (an′ti klī nôr′ē əm)

noun pl. anticlinoria -·ria (-ə)

Geol. a large, generally anticlinal structure consisting of a succession of anticlines and synclines

Etymology: ModL < anticline + Gr oros, mountain: see orient

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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