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Archean definition

Ar·chean (är kē′ən)

adjective

designating or of the geologic eon characterized by the development of the first igneous and metamorphic rocks and the first marine microorganisms; Precambrian, esp. early Precambrian

Etymology: < Gr archaios, archaic

Archean Idioms

the Archean

the Archean Eon or its rocks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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