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permafrost definition

perma·frost (pʉr′mə frôst′)

noun

permanently frozen soil, subsoil, etc.

Etymology: perma(nent) + frost

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